{"id":3061,"date":"2013-09-23T14:28:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheelbase.ws\/store\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2013-09-27T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:30:26","slug":"ford-ranger-2003-11-sept-23-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheelbase.ws\/store\/ford-ranger-2003-11-sept-23-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Ranger: 2003-’11 – Sept. 23, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ranger had been in Ford’s stable since it replaced the compact Mazda-based Courier pickup back in the late 1970s. Both the Ranger and the full-sized F-150 provided a healthy revenue stream for Ford. Following a 2001 redesign, the 2003 Ranger (and the nearly identical Mazda B-series) received upgraded powertrains and continued to offer regular and extended SuperCab models in rear- and four-wheel-drive. Ranger was equipped with a base four-cylinder engine or a choice of two V6 options. All powerplants were connected to five-speed manual transmissions or optional five-speed automatics. Ranger’s base V6 and the entire Mazda B-series line were dropped for 2010, not long before the Ranger called it quits after the 2011 model year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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