Did, or did they not have a "Lightning" sticker on the tailgate?

 

Not in 95. And not like that in 94 and 93.

93-94's had a blue/gold lightning sticker on the rear right.

95's had an SVT embelem.

 

The bed decal is not correct, but the small SVT badge is. On the 93s and 94s, the tailgate had a third Lightning decal, which looks just like the bedside decals. That truck IS a 95 though, you can see the crease along the bottom of the door, only 95s have that.

 

I do not have a pic with me that shows the rear of the truck but below is a pic of my dads 95 Lightning. I notice in your pic that the truck does not have a tube bumper.

 

Tommy, the tube bumper was optional.

 

Sal. what crease are you talking about? Ive looked at some other pics of 93-94s and dont see the difference.

Thanks
Jeff

 

Look about 1 inch up from the very bottom of the door, and you will see a crease line that goes horizontally across the bottom of the door. In 95, Ford added some re-enforcing for safety in the doors, and that crease has something to do with the new design. Not just on Lightnings, on all 95-96 F-150. But you can easily spot a Lightning as a 95 by that.