I recently bought a 1978 F150 with the intent of restoring it. It seems mechanically sound but has quite a bit of rust in common areas for that model. I suspect it was an Explorer, but am not sure. It does have the hole in the hood for the ornament, although it's missing. It also has the two tone paint that was common on those models as well as upper and lower body moldings. It does say F150 Custom on the cowl. My question is this, Does the the word Custom appear on Explorer models anywhere?

 

Most of the time those older trucks were either the ranger or the custom but it is quite possible that someone has added the moldings to it and tried to make it the ranger xlt