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“Jeff's 500”1973 Ford Ranchero

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The story

I purchased this car from the original owner in Washington state in August 2006; It was exceptionally clean and 99% original; I got most of the original documentation including the "letter of Acceptance" dated 04 Jan 1973!

I installed the wheels & tires, cam, intake, 4 barrel carb, timing chain, a rebuilt distributor with a digital ignition, coil, plugs & wires, and dual exhaust.

Unfortunately, this car was destroyed in March 2006; It was rear-ended while parked on the street in front of my house. While not a very rare car, there were only 309 Ranchero's painted this color in1973. — jeff931

Photos

1973 Ford Ranchero - pick-up day at the original owner's house! 1973 Ford Ranchero - arrived in Vancouver in one piece-thanks U-haul! Now, it's time for the safety inspection. 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the car the day after I brought it home; the car was very clean, all I did was armor-all the tires! 1973 Ford Ranchero - the previous owner installed radial tires on the orignal steel wheels; these are the original hubcaps 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is how it looked under the hood when I brought it home; not very clean, but its all original, including points in the distributor; it'… 1973 Ford Ranchero - original air cleaner, 351 Cleveland 2 barrel "H code" 1973 Ford Ranchero - original bench seat 1973 Ford Ranchero - AM radio 1973 Ford Ranchero - passenger side interior 1973 Ford Ranchero - driver's side interior 1973 Ford Ranchero - 162,000 miles and counting 1973 Ford Ranchero - original grill-before paint 1973 Ford Ranchero - the "new" grill-after a little satin black paint 1973 Ford Ranchero - original fender emblems 1973 Ford Ranchero - last day-still 99% original; tommorrow I am installing wheels & tires, and doing some engine work 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the original timing chain I think; the teeth on the upper gear are actually plastic and cracked in five places, and the chain is so… 1973 Ford Ranchero - new billet timing chain 1973 Ford Ranchero - the cast iron 2 barrel intake manifold has been removed and a new cam, lifters, pushrods, springs, seals & locks have been installed withou… 1973 Ford Ranchero - new intake, carb, water pump, distributor, coil, wires, plugs, cam and valve springs, timing chain & water pump installed, ready to start 1973 Ford Ranchero - a little cleaning and some paint cleaned up the engine bay nicely! 1973 Ford Ranchero - new wheels 1973 Ford Ranchero - I installed new wheels & tires-18/20" Coys C-5's w/Nexen 3000 tires 1973 Ford Ranchero - showin' off the new wheels down at the mall 1973 Ford Ranchero - tailgate-uuugh! 1973 Ford Ranchero - definetly not going to buff-out! 1973 Ford Ranchero - rear-ended while parked on the street! 1973 Ford Ranchero - front-end crushed too! 1973 Ford Ranchero - engine is all buttoned up, now the accessories can go on; I did all this work over a long weekend! 1973 Ford Ranchero - almost finished, ready to start the engine with the new cam installed 1973 Ford Ranchero - VIN: 3A47H1800046 1973 Ford Ranchero - tire inflation decal, passenger door 1973 Ford Ranchero - spare tire: G78-14 Goodyear Polyglass bias ply; not sure if this is the original spare tire, I thought Goodyear didn't make the polyglass t… 1973 Ford Ranchero - driver's door sill 1973 Ford Ranchero - no air conditioning, just power steering and the alternator 1973 Ford Ranchero - The engine bay of a 1973 Ford Ranchero, a blue engine and a Ford Racing fender cover. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I painted this Edelbrock Performer 4 barrel intake Ford Corporate Blue before I installed it

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