Explorer Package

[willowbilly3]

I saw an old ratty one pull up to the feed store this morning with the emblems. I only saw the side so I don't even know what year it was.

[sdranch71]

Looked at the 72 Explorer for sale in town this evening. No glovebox emblem, and the Explorer emblems on the box sides are a bit different than the one in Keith's picture.

[sdranch71]

Keith, thanks for inserting my picture of the 72 Explorer bed emblem in my previous post.

I was browsing through my reference books again tonight looking up data codes & info on my new acquisition (a 72 F100 Sport Custom), and I did find two references to a 69 Explorer II package. Both said it was a springtime "White Sale" special available on any longbox styleside, consisting only of bodyside mouldings and full wheel covers similar to a 67 T-Bird (F100) or chrome hubcaps (F250). Neither description limits this package to the base model. This seems to sugges a 69 Ranger Explorer is indeed possible.

[FORDification]

Hey, suppose I could talk you into scanning the Explorer references you're referring to? I'd sure like to be able to include that on the page I put together on the Explorer package. Thanks for the update!

[FORDification]

sdranch71 scanned those references to the '69 "Explorer II" Special for me, and I've added that information to the The 'Explorer Special' Explained tutorial. I also fixed the dead link to this page on the Technical Papers page.

Thanks sdranch71!