1981 Ford Durango National Coach
1981 Ford Durango in C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud, Movie, 1989
Class: Cars, Pick-up — Model origin: 
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:22 |
![[Image: 1005.8612.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is175/1005.8612.jpg) |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:32 |
82-87 Chevrolet El Camino -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 21:34:10 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:50 |
That C-pillar is too wide for an '82-'87 El Camino, or a Caballro for that matter. Plus there's no B-pillar. |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:52 |
Yeah, it's not an El Camino/Caballero for sure. Looks kind of like someone took a Fairmont Futura and fashioned it into a pick-up truck. I've certainly seen it done before. -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 21:52:30 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:53 |
Originally I thought it was an Fairmont "ranchero" custom but when I looked at the grille i just took it for the elcamino -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:05:52 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:54 |
The C-pillar definitely fits a Fairmont Futura. -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 21:58:43 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 21:58 |
Should we call this a Ford Durango? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Durango |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:05 |
I would call it a Ford Fairmont Futura Durango |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:07 |
I would call it a Ford Durango National Coach Never heard of it before; nice find. -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:08:31 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:16 |
Yeah, I think that would be best. It is an official Ford model and was sold through Ford dealers, it just wasn't built by them. -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:17:07 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:17 |
If Ford officially sold it as "Durango" than that is what we should keep it as, no "Fairmont" in the name. After all we don't list Rancheros as "LTD II Ranchero". |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:18 |
I didn't realize that it was an official Ford model, so if thats the case then yeah I agree |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:28 |
The bit of chrome on the C-pillar is a "Durango" badge (tinyurl.com/yegsoje); a customized Fairmont Futura likely would not have that. Looks like these were only produced for the 1981 & '82 model years so we probably should list this as an '81. -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:31:03 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:31 |
Durango Badges: Link to "images52.fotki.com" Link to "www.carspace.com" Wikipedia says 78-81 and then in the same article says 81-82, If you look online I have seen references that people say they have 1978's all the way through 1983's -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:33:41 |
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◊ 2009-11-06 22:50 |
Oh yeah, I forgot all about this  -- Last edit: 2009-11-06 22:50:47 |
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◊ 2009-11-07 04:25 |
No opening tailgate? |
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◊ 2009-11-08 20:42 |
Hmm... learn something new every day. I had no idea this car even existed. |
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◊ 2012-10-14 08:25 |
Neat! |
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Donovan Savage ◊ 2014-07-28 01:19 |
It's a 1981 ford durango that was the only year of production. Plus it wasn't made in 1978. |
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◊ 2015-05-16 02:08 |
Yes, 1981 only. |
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◊ 2015-05-17 19:04 |
Model year: The Durango was not produced by National prior to the 1981 model year and no 1983 models were produced. If the car in question is a 1978, 1979, 1980, or 1983 model-year Fairmont, then it is not an original Durango. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Durango Definitely 1981 and possibly 1982 |
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◊ 2015-05-17 19:08 |
Link to "en.wikipedia.org" yes it does |
