has anyone here ever built a '67 Ranchero Gt or otherwise?

[Nick Winter]

I'm almost done mine, I'm building it as a replica of the one my Cousin Ted owned from the late 70's to late 80's, it was one of 350 Black Fairlane/ Ranchero GT's built in '67 and sold in Canada, he had a Raven Black '67 rancher with 390 and 4spd, he later bought a Hurst shifter, and installed it, Ted also ditched the Factory style Wheels for Crager SS wheels all around 40's in the front 60's in the rear, Bilstein Shocks, and Posi, Ted owned many other cool cars over the years too, including a '76 Firebird Formula and a '68 Plymouth Belvedere with a 440 and a 4spd, but the Ranchero was his favorite, he drove it until Rust finally left almost nothing, even though it was well taken care of all the travelling with his band got to the little Ford.

So I ask Has anyone else ever turned the Amt/Ertl '66 Fairlane's to build a Ranchero?

[george 53]

Kev, There WAS no 66 Ford Ranchero based on the Fairlane. It was a Falcon based model. It MAY have been on a Fairlane platform, but it had Falcon sheetmetal. 67 too. They may have built one for Canadian sales only, but there wasn't one here in the states.

[torinobradley]

Was it maybe a '68? Did the instrament panel have four 'pods' going across it? Four headlights? The Torino came with 390s but I don't think the little Falcons could take that sized motor or came with them.

[LUKE'57]

I'm afraid you guys are wrong about that '67 Falcon based Ranchero. The '66's did have Falcon front sheetmetal but the '67 had Fairlane front sheetmetal. They were both based on the Fairlane platform and there was even a '66 Ranchero in Hot Rod magazine with the Fairlane front end and a big block that showed how it would work and previewed the new look for '67.

You learn an awful lot about swapping sheetmetal by hanging around the race car builders. The Falcon and Fairlane door skins were the same and the roof on the Fairlane post car was identical to the Falcon. I even built a two door post model of a Comet dirt track car for a friend of mine using a Falcon roof on a '67 Comet funny car model.

Ford did a lot of sheetmetal "sharing" back then. I also built a '71 Mustang Grande short roof by using an AMT '71 Mach 1 with a '71 Cougar roof. Not to mention the '55 Chevy two door sedan race cars I built using the old "opening everything" '55 hardtop and '56 sedan bodies back in the seventies.

[Nick Winter]

Uh George and Andrew I wasn't asking weather there were changes, and thank you Jerry for explaining that to them I was asking weather or not anyone has built a Model of the one year wonder.

[Nick Winter]

So no one else has built one?

[LUKE'57]

Without at least a station wagon model (which I don't remember being done, even in promo) to serve as a starting point it would be involved project. You'd have to lengthen and reshape the hardtop rear fenders before you could even start to add the inner bed detail. Not that it couldn't be done, but it would be a bigger project to do an accurate build than it seems at first glance. Kind of like doing a '57 Ford Skyliner without changing the body to reflect the four door style doors and extended rear fenders.

[Nick Winter]

Without at least a station wagon model (which I don't remember being done, even in promo) to serve as a starting point it would be involved project. You'd have to lengthen and reshape the hardtop rear fenders before you could even start to add the inner bed detail. Not that it couldn't be done, but it would be a bigger project to do an accurate build than it seems at first glance. Kind of like doing a '57 Ford Skyliner without changing the body to reflect the four door style doors and extended rear fenders.

that's exactly what I did was lengthen and reshape the rear fenders, then I did the back window, then the inner bed.

[LUKE'57]

Cool, that year Ranchero is probably my favorite. Can't wait to see some pics

[Harold]

Since the Ranchero was based on the wagon, the wheelbase is 113", as opposed to 116" for passenger cars. In fact, the only real difference (save for trim) between the Falcon and Fairlane wagons was the front clip.

[Nick Winter]

Cool, that year Ranchero is probably my favorite. Can't wait to see some pics

well I finished and a presented it to the ex owner of the 1:1, next time I'm over there I'll bring along a camera

Since the Ranchero was based on the wagon, the wheelbase is 113", as opposed to 116" for passenger cars. In fact, the only real difference (save for trim) between the Falcon and Fairlane wagons was the front clip.

Yes sir that was the diffrence 3 inches.

[samdiego]

I drove a '67 for ten years, loved it. I've thought about doing the conversion and have the Fairlane kit, but . . . Did you take pix?

[Nick Winter]

I drove a '67 for ten years, loved it. I've thought about doing the conversion and have the Fairlane kit, but . . . Did you take pix?

During the process or after it was done?

[LUKE'57]

I, for one, really don't care. I'd like seeing pics of before, during and afterwards. I just love looking at pics of models! LOL

[samdiego]

I'd like to see whatever you have pix wise. That's my favorite year, too. Really want another one and it has to be a '67. Since I've been paying attention, I can only recall seeing about 5 others in the flesh.

This was taken as I picked it up at the previous owner's house, in '89

Edited February 18, 2010 by samdiego

[Nick Winter]

I'd like to see whatever you have pix wise. That's my favorite year, too. Really want another one and it has to be a '67. Since I've been paying attention, I can only recall seeing about 5 others in the flesh.

This was taken as I picked it up at the previous owner's house, in '89

well unfortunatly my camera took an early retirement. Dig the Vectors.