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1978 Ford Ranchero “Damn Sue”
About the 1977–1979 Ford Ranchero
from the generation archive
The 1977 Ford Ranchero moved onto the LTD II, the renamed and restyled intermediate that replaced the Gran Torino, making this the final Ranchero generation. The LTD II kept body-on-frame construction on a 118-inch wheelbase, similar in size to the outgoing Gran Torino Ranchero. This generation was V8 only, with no inline-six offered. For 1977 and 1978 Ford listed three V8s, all with two-barrel carburetors: the 302 as the base engine with the 351M and the 400 optional. For 1979, the final year, the lineup narrowed to two engines, the 302 and the 351M, paired with a single three-speed automatic transmission, and the 400 was dropped. All horsepower figures are SAE net, the standard used since 1972. The three established trim levels carried over: the appearance-oriented Ranchero GT with graphics and white-letter tires, the woodgrain Ranchero Squire, and the base Ranchero 500. Ford ended Ranchero production after the 1979 model year, when the LTD II platform itself was discontinued, closing out the nameplate after a 1957-1979 run and 508,355 total units.
The story
This truck used to be my fathers, when he ran the Fire safety crew at I-70 Speedway in Sedelia, MO. I got the keys to it when i turned 18, and the truck had sat for about 3 years. when i'm done with it, it'll have a 302 kicking out about 400 HP Before NOS or Forced Induction. I don't even know if i'll nos it or not. still debating that and the forced induction.
I delivered pizza in the truck for about a year, getting 8 MPG on the FREEWAY!!! yeah, you can see why i quit that job! i can talk for hours upon hours about this old girl and our adventures together. If you're ever bored, drop me a line... — Razor_69
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