First-generation Ford Ranger pickups are slowly becoming more and more collectible in recent times, and we’re starting to see quite a few nice, low-mile examples of those old compact haulers surfacing for sale at collector car auctions as a result. This makes sense given the fact that when it returned to the U.S. for the 2019 model year, the Ranger grew to a larger, mid-size offering. However, from time to time, we come across something a bit more, shall we say, unconventional – not the typical well-kept example of a first-gen model. This police-style 1991 Ford Ranger SuperCab certainly falls under that category, too.
This very interesting Ford Ranger is up for auction over at Bring a Trailer sporting a variety of modifications that make it look like it could very easily have once served as a law enforcement vehicle, though that was never the case. Rather, it’s more of a tribute with a black and white paint scheme coupled with a host of equipment including a roof-mounted light bar, police decals, a rear window strobe light, and chrome 17-inch wheels on the exterior.
Inside the cabin, that police theme continues with a Uniden scanner, a CB radio receiver, a PA system, a Whelen Dash King 2000 strobe light, and emergency light and siren controls, coupled with amenities such as gray vinyl seats, an Alpine CD stereo, air conditioning, auxiliary gauges, and a wood-rimmed steering wheel. Power comes from the naturally-aspirated Ford 4.0L V6, which in this case has been treated to an aftermarket air-intake duct, a new manifold, and a dual exhaust system, with a a four-speed automatic transmission behind it.
Though this is the first law enforcement-focused first-generation Ford Ranger we’ve come across, we have seen quite a few other nice original examples from this same era recently. That list includes a 1989 Ford Ranger with just 38k original miles, as well as a 1991 with 65k miles.
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It is illegal as hell in most states to have the blue and red lights on the vehicle. I had to de-sheriff a friend’s Harley when he died and rewire the wigwags to straight up running lights as well as take off all the other stuff.