Originally Posted by glc

The original poster may have been pleased to see your post - 15 years ago.........

Originally Posted by Lightningquick

Here is a picture of my 96 f150 xlt which i did a pretty detailed restoration on back in 2004. Everything came off for paint,doors,hood,bed grill radiator ECT, The only way you would know the truck was green is from the paint code.The color is 95 JA bright sapphire metallic..They only made the color 1 year on f150s (95 I bought one new in 95.I searched many years to find a nice one to start with and i finally found one in georgia. I wanted to build another one to drive on the weekends.This truck is flawless.And was before i started ,making the restoration easy and the finished product awesome.This 96 specific truck is very rare because it is a factory shortbed 5.0 XLT with super engine cooling which includes a very rare front bumper and a factory tachometer.Perfect canidate for a little custom pick-up.I ended up spending about $16k total and well worth it.This truck came out absolutley stunning.Every piece of chrome is new from ford.The attention to detail really stands out.The truck looks brand new.

I use this truck for a weekend driver .I painted the 96 a 95 color because its so rare and so sharp in the 2wd shortbed xlt platform.I named it old school because i designed it the way alot of these trucks looked in the days they were built.15X10x and 15X8s wheels and a clean appearance. A very simple truck in the right color with just an air dam and roll pan..None of this 20" bull***** LOL I know where the original one i bought in 95 is, but its beat to death and not really restorable.

I need your help.I am looking for the same truck but a real 1995.I want to do a FULL FRAME OFF restoration bringing another truck totally back to stock/original. If its a rare truck now, im sure in 20 years it will be very rare.Factory NOS parts are getting VERY hard to get and very expensive.I know just the tailgate trim alone cost me $600 a few years ago. The only optioned the truck needs is the following.
5.0/5.8/auto
XLT
Shortbed
correct JA color code.

So to make a long story short, help me find another one of these trucks in this color.dealers didnt order many I know this for sure. Im pretty confident, I was the only one in NE back in 95 with this color/2wd/shortbed XLT configuration.

The only other one i know for sure in existance is one I saw in vegas in early 1995 which is what made me buy one when i got home from vacation.

I know some of you might think im crazy . Although ive seen my share of longeds or supercabs.I never see 2wd XLTs shortbeds for sale in this color.

Originally Posted by Jhynes

I have a long bed, did you ever find one?

Originally Posted by Lightningquick

Here is a picture of my 96 f150 xlt which i did a pretty detailed restoration on back in 2004. Everything came off for paint,doors,hood,bed grill radiator ECT, The only way you would know the truck was green is from the paint code.The color is 95 JA bright sapphire metallic..They only made the color 1 year on f150s (95 I bought one new in 95.I searched many years to find a nice one to start with and i finally found one in georgia. I wanted to build another one to drive on the weekends.This truck is flawless.And was before i started ,making the restoration easy and the finished product awesome.This 96 specific truck is very rare because it is a factory shortbed 5.0 XLT with super engine cooling which includes a very rare front bumper and a factory tachometer.Perfect canidate for a little custom pick-up.I ended up spending about $16k total and well worth it.This truck came out absolutley stunning.Every piece of chrome is new from ford.The attention to detail really stands out.The truck looks brand new.

I use this truck for a weekend driver .I painted the 96 a 95 color because its so rare and so sharp in the 2wd shortbed xlt platform.I named it old school because i designed it the way alot of these trucks looked in the days they were built.15X10x and 15X8s wheels and a clean appearance. A very simple truck in the right color with just an air dam and roll pan..None of this 20" bull***** LOL I know where the original one i bought in 95 is, but its beat to death and not really restorable.

I need your help.I am looking for the same truck but a real 1995.I want to do a FULL FRAME OFF restoration bringing another truck totally back to stock/original. If its a rare truck now, im sure in 20 years it will be very rare.Factory NOS parts are getting VERY hard to get and very expensive.I know just the tailgate trim alone cost me $600 a few years ago. The only optioned the truck needs is the following.
5.0/5.8/auto
XLT
Shortbed
correct JA color code.

So to make a long story short, help me find another one of these trucks in this color.dealers didnt order many I know this for sure. Im pretty confident, I was the only one in NE back in 95 with this color/2wd/shortbed XLT configuration.

The only other one i know for sure in existance is one I saw in vegas in early 1995 which is what made me buy one when i got home from vacation.

I know some of you might think im crazy . Although ive seen my share of longeds or supercabs.I never see 2wd XLTs shortbeds for sale in this color.