The Ford Ranger was introduced for the 1983 model year and is still in production today with the 4th generation model. The first generation truck (like this one) was produced from 1983 all the way up until 1992, with a significant refresh occuring in 1989. The Ranger was positioned as tough as nails just like Ford’s F-Series, only smaller and was offered in three different wheelbases, a Standard Bed, Long Bed, and Supercab Extended Cab. It came standard as a RWD truck, but was also available as a fourbie, and was powered by a range of inline four, V6 and diesel engines. 

The third generation Ford Ranger had an original MSRP in 1988 of $8,940, but what’s this one worth? In terms of values, we checked the comp sales via Classic.com as we do and found a range of 1st generation Ford Rangers that have sold over the last five years, but none quite on this level. The closest we could find was a 1988 Ford Ranger that sold at GAA back in July of 2021 for the exact asking price of this Garage Kept Motors Ranger. The GAA example was nice, but this one’s the nicest one we’ve ever seen.