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Ford · 1968–1979

Ford Ranchero GT

Every Ford Ranchero GT model year from 1968 to 1979: production counts, engines, options, paint, prices and the stories behind them, with a source for every figure.

12 model years offered · 12 fact sheets · 0 stories

Red 1969 Ford Ranchero GT car-pickup with a black vinyl roof, hood scoop, GT grille badge and styled wheels, front three-quarter studio view
1969 Ford Ranchero GT in red with a black roof and hood scoop Ford Motor Company Archives

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

YearWhat was countedCountStatus
1968 All 1968 Fairlane Rancheros (Heasley printed total)built, model-year 16,712 Reported
1969 All 1969 Rancheros (Heasley printed total)built, model-year 19,455 Disputed
1970 All 1970 Rancherossold, model-year 21,640 Reported
1971 All 1971 Rancherossold, model-year 24,946 Reported
1975 All 1975 Rancheros (Heasley printed total)built, model-year 16,441 Reported
1977 Ranchero, all seriesbuilt, model-year 21,850 Reported
1978 Ranchero Squirebuilt, model-year 908 Disputed
1979 Ranchero, all seriessold (source says "sell"), model-year 25,010 Reported
White 1968 Ford Ranchero GT with a red body-side stripe parked in a suburban driveway beside a garage and a flower bed
1968 Ford Ranchero GT in white Ford Motor Company Archives
High rear three-quarter studio view of a red 1969 Ford Ranchero GT with a black roof, showing the black-lined cargo bed and bed rails
1969 Ford Ranchero GT in red, showing the bed Ford Motor Company Archives
White 1970 Ford Ranchero GT in side profile on a paved lot, with a gold and red laser side stripe, GT door lettering and Magnum 500 wheels
1970 Ford Ranchero GT in white with the laser stripe Photo: nickmix01, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Green 1971 Ford Ranchero GT with the hood raised at an indoor auction, front three-quarter view showing the pointed grille and quad headlights
1971 Ford Ranchero GT in green with its hood open, with a 351 Cleveland V8 Photo: dave_7 from Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dark green 1972 Ford Ranchero GT with a yellow side stripe and Magnum 500 wheels, rear three-quarter view in a car park
1972 Ford Ranchero GT with a 429 V8, in dark green with a yellow stripe Photo: sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gold 1973 Ford Ranchero 500 with a black vinyl roof in a studio, front three-quarter view, showing the 1973 grille and energy-absorbing front bumper
1973 Ford Ranchero 500 in gold with a black roof Ford Motor Company Archives
Green 1974 Ford Ranchero 500 with a dark vinyl roof in a studio, front three-quarter view, with the vertical-bar grille used from 1974
1974 Ford Ranchero 500 in green, showing the 1974-1976 body shared with the GT Ford Motor Company Archives
Tan 1977 Ford Ranchero GT in side view on a gravel drive, with brown body-side graphics ending in large GT lettering on the bed side
1977 Ford Ranchero GT in tan with brown GT graphics Photo: nickmix01, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Open driver's door of a 1977 Ford Ranchero GT showing a tan bench seat, door panel, and dashboard
Interior of a 1977 Ford Ranchero GT Photo: nickmix01, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Engine bay of a 1977 Ford Ranchero GT with a V8 under a chrome air cleaner, tan inner fenders and the fan shroud warning label
Engine bay of a 1977 Ford Ranchero GT Photo: nickmix01, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Model years

  1. 1968 Fact sheet
  2. 1969 Fact sheet
  3. 1970 Fact sheet
  4. 1971 Fact sheet
  5. 1972 Fact sheet
  6. 1973 Fact sheet
  7. 1974 Fact sheet
  8. 1975 Fact sheet
  9. 1976 Fact sheet
  10. 1977 Fact sheet
  11. 1978 Fact sheet
  12. 1979 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.