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	The '''Ranger''' was a [[General Motors Corporation\|General Motors]] car brand that lasted from 1968 to 1976. The brand was used in conjunction with two markets, an automobile marketed as "South Africa's Own Car", built in [[Port Elizabeth]] from 1968 to 1973, and another model range that was produced from 1970 to 1976 in Antwerp, Belgium, by General Motors Continental SA. General Motors Suisse SA from Biel-Bienne Switzerland also produced Rangers from 1970 to the factory's end in August 1975.		The '''Ranger''' was a [[General Motors Corporation\|General Motors]] car brand that lasted from 1968 to 1976. The brand was used in conjunction with two markets, an automobile marketed as "South Africa's Own Car", built in Port Elizabeth from 1968 to 1973, and another model range that was produced from 1970 to 1976 in Antwerp, Belgium, by General Motors Continental SA. General Motors Suisse SA from Biel-Bienne Switzerland also produced Rangers from 1970 to the factory's end in August 1975.

	The cars built in this period were a mixture of parts from other General Motors products and featured a body shell similar to the [[Opel Rekord]] with internal parts from various large [[Vauxhall Motors\|Vauxhalls]] and [[Holden]]s. However, as the second generation cars became too similar to the models marketed by [[Chevrolet]] in South Africa and [[Opel]] in Europe, it was decided that this kind of brand was irrelevant and so the marque was discontinued.		The cars built in this period were a mixture of parts from other General Motors products and featured a body shell similar to the [[Opel Rekord]] with internal parts from various large [[Vauxhall Motors\|Vauxhalls]] and [[Holden]]s. However, as the second generation cars became too similar to the models marketed by [[Chevrolet]] in South Africa and [[Opel]] in Europe, it was decided that this kind of brand was irrelevant and so the marque was discontinued.

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	'''~~Use the following MAKE TEMPLATE as the foundation for your Wikicars~~' [[~~List of Manufacturers~~\|~~Automobile Make~~]] ~~page:'~~''		The '''Ranger''' was a [[General Motors Corporation\|General Motors]] car brand that lasted from 1968 to 1976. The brand was used in conjunction with two markets, an automobile marketed as "South Africa's Own Car", built in [[Port Elizabeth]] from 1968 to 1973, and another model range that was produced from 1970 to 1976 in Antwerp, Belgium, by General Motors Continental SA. General Motors Suisse SA from Biel-Bienne Switzerland also produced Rangers from 1970 to the factory's end in August 1975.

	~~Start off with~~ a ~~brief ''Introduction''~~ to the ~~company~~. ~~This would be a good place~~ to ~~create a table of company statistics~~ and ~~share any other relevant tidbits~~ of ~~information~~ and ~~factoids about~~ the ~~company~~.		The cars built in this period were a mixture of parts from other General Motors products and featured a body shell similar to the [[Opel Rekord]] with internal parts from various large [[Vauxhall Motors\|Vauxhalls]] and [[Holden]]s. However, as the second generation cars became too similar to the models marketed by [[Chevrolet]] in South Africa and [[Opel]] in Europe, it was decided that this kind of brand was irrelevant and so the marque was discontinued.

	==History==		==History==
	Then, comes the ''History'' section. Expand on any important events and company occurances in this section.		Then, comes the ''History'' section. Expand on any important events and company occurances in this section.

	==~~Future~~ Models==		==Models ranges and engine sizes==
	~~Next, comes the ''Future Models'' section~~. ~~In this section, list any upcoming models or future plans for the company~~.		===South Africa===
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
			* 2.1 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
			* 2.5 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
			* 2.5 L (4 cylinder engine) SS2500 hardtop coupe

	==~~Current Models~~==		===Belgium===
	~~This is where the ''Current Model Line'' for the MAKE is listed~~. ~~If there were changes made to the current make line-up, mention them here~~.		* 1.7 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (from 1972)
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon
			* 2.1 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon
			* 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) sports coupe

	* ~~Please be sure to list the CURRENT models for the given MAKE in the "'''Discussion'''" section of the page~~. A ~~site administrator will then add an ''Infobox''~~ to ~~the MAKE page with the list of current models~~.		===Switzerland===
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (Madel A from 1970 to 1972)
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe

	~~==Discontinued Models==~~		* 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon (Model A from 1970 to 1972)
	~~Companies undergo new model line-ups and refresh models depending on market trends~~. ~~Models that have been retired or are no longer in production should be listed here~~.		* 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe
			* 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon GTS (fuel injection)
			* 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe GTS (fuel injection)

			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (Model B from 1972 to 1975)
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
			* 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe

			* 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon (Model B from 1972 to 1975)
			* 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon GTS (fuel injection)
			* 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe GTS (fuel injection)

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	~~This section should be used to link to other pages within Wikicars, that are related to this article.~~		{{Ranger}}
	* ~~For example~~, ~~the [[Ford]] company page~~, ~~will have links~~ to ~~[[Mercury]], [[Lincoln]], [[Mazda]] and [[Volvo]] in this section, because all four are manufatured by [[Ford]] ''and'' are related in content because they are [[List of Manufacturers~~\|~~Automobile Manufacturers]]~~.

			{{General Motors brands}}
			{{General Motors}}

			==Notes==
			* {{cite book \| author = Georgano, G.N., Editor \| title = The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885 to the present\| publisher = Guild Publishing \| year = 1985 }} pp. 512.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
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Red marquis at 10:31, 11 March 2010

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{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}
'''Use the following MAKE TEMPLATE as the foundation for your Wikicars' [[List of Manufacturers|Automobile Make]] page:'''

Start off with a brief ''Introduction'' to the company. This would be a good place to create a table of company statistics and share any other relevant tidbits of information and factoids about the company.

==History==
Then, comes the ''History'' section. Expand on any important events and company occurances in this section.

==Future Models==
Next, comes the ''Future Models'' section. In this section, list any upcoming models or future plans for the company.

==Current Models==
This is where the ''Current Model Line'' for the MAKE is listed. If there were changes made to the current make line-up, mention them here.

* Please be sure to list the CURRENT models for the given MAKE in the "'''Discussion'''" section of the page. A site administrator will then add an ''Infobox'' to the MAKE page with the list of current models.

==Discontinued Models==
Companies undergo new model line-ups and refresh models depending on market trends. Models that have been retired or are no longer in production should be listed here.

==See Also==
This section should be used to link to other pages within Wikicars, that are related to this article.
* For example, the [[Ford]] company page, will have links to [[Mercury]], [[Lincoln]], [[Mazda]] and [[Volvo]] in this section, because all four are manufatured by [[Ford]] ''and'' are related in content because they are [[List of Manufacturers|Automobile Manufacturers]].

==External Links==
Please include any external sites that were used in collaborating this data, including manufacturer sites, in this section.

[[Category:Makes]]