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Sandy man designs 1st customized Ranger
by SCOTT NEWTON
Not a ll vehicles are
customized in California
Jim Steele of Sandy
designed the first customiz
ed 1983 Ford Ranger in the
country
Steele and Ron Lacoy,
body man, by evening had
taken the top off the first
1983 Ranger to show up in
the M arv Tonkin Ford
showroom
"W e re not building hot
ro d s , w e 'r e b u ild in g
toolers," Steele said The
2300 c u b ic c e n tim e te r
engine reportedly gets 35
miles to the gallon on the
highway, and 28 m .p g in
town.
The four cylinder four-
speed R a n g e r hit the
m arket in M ay of this year,
though all models are '83s
The Ranger is the model
between the Courier and
the half-ton pickup The
Courier line was discon
tinued this year
Though some people
think of hot rods when they
think of a customized car,
Steele points out that few
people can justify driving a
car that gets five miles to
the gallon
H e r e f e r r e d to th e
cu sto m ized R a n g e r as
"Tonkin's Tooler "
This particular pickup
could be driven away for
$14.865, and Tonkin Ford is
taking orders
"Ford Motor Company
just loves it, too,” said
Lacoy of the pickup Hot
Rod Magazine and Vans,
Pickups and Minitrucks
are among the magazines
reportedly interested in do
ing stories, and Steele said
they’re going to use a log
cabin-type backdrop in the
photographs for a Nor
thwest slant.
S te e le 's boss, M a r v
Tonkin, reportedly went for
th e c u s to m izin g rig h t
away, and both men were
surprised. " I had to take
the day off when he told
m e,” Lacoy joked.
Steele said in 17 years in
the business Tonkin is the
first dealer he's known to
consider such an idea
Steele thinks the reason
ing is sound, though A
to tally customized 1983
mid-sized truck with w a r
ranty for under $15,000 is a
good deal, in his opinion.
Build a '55 Chevy from
the ground up and you're
out $15,000, and th a t’s
without a warranty or a
new vehicle
Steele said, “ 1 know I'v e
been that route ”
"M e too,” Lacoy added
Being that it ’s not a hot
rod. Steele doesn't see any
reason for insurance to be
too expensive, either Addi
tionally. the flares over the
wheels are steel
' 'There's no fiberglass in
it," Steele said.
A n o th e r in te r e s tin g
feature is the door handles,
or rather the lack of them
A key opens the door If so
meone wanted to break in
they'd have to take out a
window.
Fairmont mirrors fit into
the door, and the pickup
takes regular glass (for
replacement ) as the top
has been lowered only four
inches, w hich is "n o t
radical
The Mustang G T spoiler
is p rim a rily for looks,
th o u g h it c u ts w in d
resistance some Also, tog
lamps can be mounted
more easily with a spoiler
The Ranger also has
covered headlamps, eight-
inch-wide tires on the front
and 10-inch-wide tires on
the back, mag wheels. AM
radio and FM and cassette
stereo, tinted glass, chrom
ed rear step bumper and a
tono cover over the bed
from
6 9 8 r o lle d
Glenn Sheppard of San
dy, bowling with a team of
W illia m s
T h r if t w a y
employees, had a 698 series
recently
Sheppard had games of
224, 227 and 247 in the M e r
chants League at 20th Cen
tury Lanes on Dec. 13.
uig to the mountain ”
S teele and his w ife ,
Marlene, live east of San
dy
“ Fve always had a gun in
my hand," he said. It was
an M-16 when he was in the
M arines For the last 15
years it has been a spray
gun
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group of competitive girls
The key tonight was that
everyone contributed.”
He said Peggy Gillies,
Tamee Linday and Sharon
Jensen "really contributed
on the boards ” In addition
Jensen had three steals and
seven points.
L in d a
M o s b ru c k e r
scored 14 and C rys ta l
Calkins contributed eight
Wendy Heckard "played
another good game at point
guard.” Smith said. "She's
a natural at that position
She likes to handle the
b all.”
L in d s a y ,
Jensen,
Wendy Heckard puts up a shot during the Pioneers' 50-48
Mosbrucker. Calkins and
loss to David Douglas.
Heckard started for the 1-5
Pioneers Columbia is 3-3.
Smith said that Gillies,
Amy Aschoff and Jill In
gram did a good job going
in off the bench.
Lindsay has been playing
better and better the last
three games, according to
S m ith . He added th at
Calkins has "as good of
"T h a n k you fo r
first two or three steps as
y o u r la st y e a r
anybody in the league
o
f p a tro n a g e .
" T h e y ’re only juniors
(L in d say and Calkins i
W e lo o k fo rw a rd
They're going to be really
to s e rv in g you
good basketball players ” _
F r id a y
n ig h t
the
Pioneers fell two points
short of a win, falling 50-48
to David Douglas
Sandy led by nine at one
point in the fourth quarter,
but the Scots got the lead
with 1:50 to play, and made
it a two-point margin with a
free shot
With 11 seconds to play
the Pioneers got the ball at
David Douglas's end They
got the ball down court, but
Ingram's shot was off the
m ark Jensen rebounded
but couldn't get the hall in
either
Dick Harrison, director
of student services, receiv
ed the a p p ro v a l (v ia
thunderous applause) of
the student body at one
point near the end of the
game.
One student shouted a
four-letter word sim ilar to
manure after a referee
Mew an obvious call Said
Harrison. "Sit down, John
H e’s blind .”
flatianders, but I don't
have to livè with 'em
"W e love it here in San
dy I t ’s real nice Coming
home every night is like go-
Ron Lacoy and Jim Steele with customized 1983 Ford Ranger.
G ir ls
Continued
Though Steele works on
1313 NE 122nd in Portland.
he’3 lived in Sandy about
two years
“ I'v e gotta work with the
in 1983 . .
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