Inside, blue vinyl seats were combined with a red, white and blue plaid cloth motif. Only hint of a red came in thin border stripe on the side. They probably weren’t willing to be branded opportunists, so they kept a low profile.įord’s variation on the theme was based on either the Wimbledon White or Bahama Blue exterior color, and golden eagle crest and stripe over it. It can be explained by Ford’s perception that other carmakers would wholeheartedly jump in on the bicentennial thing in order to make more money. Moreover, the package itself was rather conservative. Although, they were somewhat more reserved about it, offering the package only in their F-series trucks. Pretty much every car, lawnmower and skateboard manufacturer back then jumped in on the America’s bicentennial special edition theme, and Ford was no different. Flex was supposed to flex out Mustangs too, but that plan hasn’t ever come into fruition. Only 650 of Funkmaster Flex Expeditions have been pushed, but that was to be the beginning only. However, it rocks a black and red paint job, 20-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, and special badges on the outside, red stitching and trim on the inside. It’s basically a stock Ford Expedition with 300-horsepower 5.4L V8 and a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Expedition Funkmaster Flex special edition was instigated by a certain hip hop DJ and producer – can you guess his name? – and the special edition only features cosmetic changes. They also created one of the rarest pickup trucks ever, although somewhat unintentionally. ASC only chopped off the roof and put the soft top instead. In any case, every single Skyranger features a stock 4.0L V6, all-wheel drive and extended cab. Reports vary, but either 17 or 19 had been built. Ford wasn’t that enthusiastic about the project and they scrapped it after ASC made less than 20 Skyrangers. The Ford Skyranger was supposed to be built by a third party manufacturer – the American Sunroof Company. That only makes them even more collectible. As if 57 units didn’t make it rare enough already, most of the R-Code Fairlanes don’t have the original driveline that’s intact.
1996 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED EDITION MANUAL
It also had the 4-speed manual transmission and scooped fiberglass hood. Nevertheless, the Ford Fairlane 500 R-Code was one hell of a car, officially generating 425 horsepower.
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