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Originally Posted by Project Pat
Welcome to the site. By the looks of those Bronco pics, could that not be considered the prototype of whats now known as the Excursion?
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Yes, the four door Broncos were the great uncle to the Excursion.
Centurion had a close relationship with Ford, one story goes that Ford commisioned the 4DB to be built by Centurion pending actual Ford production.
Chevy and Ford struck a deal that Ford wouldn't compete with the Suburban and Chevy wouldn't compete with Ford's extended cab. It's a plausible story, but unconfirmed.
Regardless, Centurion four doors started showing up as early as 1984, but didn't hit higher production until '86/'87.
Ford sold them on their lots under full warranty, but most were ordered through Ford dealers.
The "rarest" 4DB's are the dually conversions, one of which was featured in a series of articles in Four Wheeler Magazine, "Project MPG" back in the late '90's.
