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Never really saw a whole lot of these in this neck of the woods, much less a supercab........

1986 Ford Ranger 4X4 Super Cab - $700 (Spokane Valley)

1986 Ford Ranger 2.3L 4X4 Super Cab Long Bed
https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/1986-ford-ranger-4x4-super-cab/6577012500.html

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That engine looks like a 2.0L but not sure why they would stick that in an extended cab 4x4.

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We had more than our share of the 4 cylinder Rangers in both configurations and with 4x4 as well.

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People who were old enough to see first hand and know what USA/ME incident occurred in late 1973, and then lived through/saw another episode starting ~early 1979 and lasting to roughly 1986 (different reasons this time around) or so will understand why some people opted for that engine.

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And the speed limit was 55 mph.

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Saw a few 1st gen Extended Cabs around MA, none out here in SoCal.
Always thought a 4 cyl, 4x, with 5-sp would be good.
Also, thought of mating an extended Cab Ranger with the back end of a Bronco II, sort of an Extended Bronco II, never happened !

And Gas Rationing, it wasn't as bad as some think.
There was always gas when I went to get it; there were certain days of the week to get gas based on your Plate Numbers but that never worked out either, someone always needed gas and was up to the Gas Station Managers to decide.

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CBB9M wrote:
People who were old enough to see first hand and know what USA/ME incident occurred in late 1973, and then lived through/saw another episode starting ~early 1979 and lasting to roughly 1986 (different reasons this time around) or so will understand why some people opted for that engine.
I remember 79 or parts of it, last year of high school for me.

Mustang ll (before 79) lincoln versailles (glorified granada) the micro cadillac deville, all sucked so badly that's when the hondas datsuns and toyotas that we previously made fun of as the cars from the place we blew up became the most popular cars in the US.

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Point was missed.......

Late 1973.......OPEC oil embargo against US. They got pissed at us for delivering weapons to Israel during their ramadan. IMO, OPEC never really knew just how much power they had over us with that oil. Prices at the pump soared.

Late 1978/early 1979, or thereabouts.....round two this time, slow the flow, let supply and demand set the new price at the pump, oh what a shock it was, $1 a gallon (do the math on that $1/gal back then and compare to when gas was over $4 a few years back, then zip it because financially, in terms of wages and buying power, it had about the same effect). There was no rationing, that happened last in WWII. In the beginning.....some places did have odd/even plate # days, some limited quantity of purchased, some closed at 6:00PM. As time progressed, and about like it was not too long ago, we drilled like there was no tomorrow. And eventually it collapsed, thanks in part to Reagan persuading the Saudis to sell for cheap + OPEC countries not honoring their quotas. This to take money away from the Ruskies (oil sales), put the heat on the country and ultimately.......the regime collapsed.

The big deal was, two episodes involving wild price fluctuations along with instability in gas availability drove people to smaller, more fuel stingy vehicles and unlike today, they didn't feel so bad about giving up ponies in exchange for spending less time and $ at the pump.

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Rationing, last was WWII, don't think so.
I remember early tp mid 70's, rationing by Plate Numbers on the vehicle, each number had a day of the week they were suppose to get gas; if you tried to get gas on another day the Manager was suppose to stop you... but that's where I said it didn't matter, usually the Manager gave the gas as needed.
Just the idea of asking the Manager of the Station for Gas slowed down the use some.
I don't even remember a late 70's price increase, I do remember a price increase but I thought it was lates than that... interesting, something new to look up !

I remember the Plate Rationing well, I was out of the Army, driving to the school of higher learning everyday, had to ask many a manager for extra gas !

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It also depended on what part of the country you were in. I was a teenager in the 70's and grew up on a farm. We never had any problems getting fuel but we would see it on the nightly news.

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Rationing, last was WWII, don't think so.
I remember early tp mid 70's, rationing by Plate Numbers on the vehicle, each number had a day of the week they were suppose to get gas; if you tried to get gas on another day the Manager was suppose to stop you... but that's where I said it didn't matter, usually the Manager gave the gas as needed.
Just the idea of asking the Manager of the Station for Gas slowed down the use some.
I don't even remember a late 70's price increase, I do remember a price increase but I thought it was lates than that... interesting, something new to look up !

I remember the Plate Rationing well, I was out of the Army, driving to the school of higher learning everyday, had to ask many a manager for extra gas !
I started driving in 1974 & remember the gas rationing by odd & even plate numbers, the long lines, gas stations running out of gas.

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December 4, 1942 IIRC, Prez FDR/Federal government implemented gas rationing and determined who got how much gas during WWII and pople were allocated gas rationing stamps. For example, joe blow citizen was allocated an issued lean amount of RATIONING STAMPS the govt; on the other end of the scale agriculture got all they needed/wanted. This was last round of gas rationing in the US. Voluntary throttling quantity by gas retailers,turning off the pump at 6:00P, and odd/even days (to discourage paranoid people from constatly topping off their tank when t got down to 7/8 and creating longgggg lines at the pump) are a business/management decision. There is a world of difference when the Federal gov't controls how much you can buy of something (rationing), and when a business voluntarily implements a legal decision of their own.

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But why would you put the 2.0L in when you paid to upgrade to an extended cab and 4x4? I bought my first Ranger brand new in 1986...a Ranger S, 2.0L, 2wd, regular cab. I much prefer the 2.3L in my '87 XLT now. Back then color was my driving desire...oh when we were young.

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