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General Sport Trac Discussion
How to tell the model year from exterior?
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 818134" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>Here is what I know and others will tell me if I am wrong:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No ST ever had the roof rack cross rails as std equipment, so most you see on the road won't have them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are two different generations of STs on the road with model years 01-05, and 07 and above respectively. The two generations look very different. You can look online and even in this site for the differences between the two generations.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hard tonneau covers were an option for all years, and some think a costly one, so soft-covers, sometimes after-market are chosen (Ford sells the soft covers too). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The '04 model year introduced the XLT Premium model with its monochormatic (all one color) option. All other previous years the only color for the lower cladding was an unpainted light gray. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If the ST you were looking at has colored cladding that matches the rest of the paint, and it is a first generation, then it is model year '04 or '05.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If what you saw is first-gen with unmatched unpainted cladding then it is 01-05 (not very narrow), and if it is the new generation then it is '07 or '08.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what else changed on the exterior.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 818134, member: 60724"] Here is what I know and others will tell me if I am wrong: No ST ever had the roof rack cross rails as std equipment, so most you see on the road won't have them. There are two different generations of STs on the road with model years 01-05, and 07 and above respectively. The two generations look very different. You can look online and even in this site for the differences between the two generations. Hard tonneau covers were an option for all years, and some think a costly one, so soft-covers, sometimes after-market are chosen (Ford sells the soft covers too). The '04 model year introduced the XLT Premium model with its monochormatic (all one color) option. All other previous years the only color for the lower cladding was an unpainted light gray. If the ST you were looking at has colored cladding that matches the rest of the paint, and it is a first generation, then it is model year '04 or '05. If what you saw is first-gen with unmatched unpainted cladding then it is 01-05 (not very narrow), and if it is the new generation then it is '07 or '08. I'm not sure what else changed on the exterior. TJR [/QUOTE]
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