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1972 Ford F100 Explorer Package, Original, 390 V8, Automatic, Air, Nice on 2040-cars

Year:1972 Mileage:11513 Color: lights work
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1972 Ford F100 Explorer Package.  This is a really neat, mostly original truck.  I have driven it mostly as a "go to the hardware store" truck for the past year.  Starts right up and has never left me stranded.  Strong 390 V8 engine and a good shifting 3 speed automatic. Engine sounds very good and the exhaust has been dumped near the rear axle.  Sounds mean.  This truck has alot of options.  See below as I think it has all options from package A through D.  Some are missing now (hubcaps and bright box rails), but as you can see, came with alot of special package items.  From decoding the VIN the truck was manufactued in February of 1972 in Kansas City and ordered by the Dallas district.  Golden Rod Yellow paint with Medium Ginger interior and black mat flooring.  4,550 GVW and it looks like this truck has the special "helper shackles/springs" for that little bit of extra carrying or towing capacity.  All of the gauges work, the odometor still works and is showing 11,513.4 at the time of listing.  I can only assume this to be 111,513 miles.  I will say that the truck looks very good for a 44 year old truck.  Now, there are several dings and dents over the entire truck and the paint is not showroom condition by any means, but, overall it looks very shiny and in good shape.  As you will see in the pics, the front drivers side fender looks to have been repainted at one time and it has not kept the same shade of yellow over the years.  Additionally, this truck has AC and it still blows (compressor not turning by belt) but the unit under the dash still turns on and blows.  I have the correct belt for the compressor and it will be included with the sale.  Compressor does turn freely.  I repaired the top AC suction line as it was cracked and I can only guess that this was the reason for the AC not working.  I have not tried to charge it since the belt is not on.  But, it may be just a belt installed, charge and you have a working AC.  Has an aftermarket radio and 4 speakers with nice wooden cabinets.  2 under the dash and 2 in the B pillers of the cab.  The seat is in great shape on the top/back section, the bottom section is in need of repair so a bench seat cover was put on.  But the top section literally looks just a few years old underneath.  Has a set of later model chrome factory wheels with a very good set of Cooper tires.  Lots of tread left.  Has a recently replaced alternator. All of the exterior lights work.  Turn signals work as well as brake lights.  I replaced the side marker lights with a nice chrome set on the back of the bed.  So, if you are looking for an almost all original truck this is a good one.  Most if not all of the trim is still on the truck.  It does look like it came with bed top rails from the below article, this truck does not have them.  The holes are there but rails long gone.  Will need a new dash pad or the old one just taken off as it is cracked.  The windsheild also has a crack in it.  Windows roll up and down good and the locks work.  The shifter on the column is a little persinickity at times but shifts.  Looks like the arrow and the letters sometimes don't line up so you just have to make sure you are in the correct R, N, P, or D.  Not a big deal but wanted to point that out.  Good luck and feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.  Will load as many pics as I can through ebay.  If you are the winning bidder I require a $500.00 to be sent via PayPal within 24 hours.  The balance either through cash or bank wire within 7 days.  Clear Oklahoma Title on hand.  I will assist with loading truck for shipping in Edmond, OK or will deliver for an additional $300.00 anywhere along I-35 (within 5 miles east or west of I-35) from OKC to Dallas as I travel this route weekly for business.   

 

 

1971-1972 Explorer Special features

There were four Explorer packages available in '71 and '72. These packages were trim levels which were only available on the Custom or Sport Custom models on both F-100 and F-250 trucks. These were items that were normally-available options, but just assembled into a package for a slightly lower price for the buyer.


The 1972 Explorers were the only model year with exterior emblems, though some other years could get the glovebox emblem (Fig 1, above).


A comparison of the '72-only
Explorer emblem with the '73-up style.



Explorer Package A consisted of the following items:

  • Medium Blue, Lime Gold or Saddle Tan metallic paint
  • special random-striped cloth seat trim in unique sew-style (Blue, Green or Ginger)
  • full foam seat
  • chrome front bumper guards
  • bright driprail moldings
  • bright hubcaps
  • Explorer glovebox ornamentation

Explorer Package B consisted of the items in Package A, plus the following:

  • bright box rails (F-100 LWB only)
  • bright spear moldings
  • swing-lock mirrors
  • mag-style wheel covers (on F-100 only)

Explorer Package C consisted of the items of Packages A and B, plus the following:

  • Cruiseomatic automatic transmission

Explorer Package D consisted of the items of Packages A, B and C, plus the following:

  • air conditioning
  • tinted glass

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