The Courier name sat on very different Fords. North American buyers got the Mazda-built pickup from the 1972 model year, a rebadged Mazda B-Series sold against small Toyota and Datsun trucks, with a 1.8-litre four and a four-speed manual. A more angular second generation arrived in 1977. North American Courier sales ended after 1982, when the domestically built Ranger took over for 1983. The name had earlier been used on a sedan delivery, first on the full-size Ford from 1952 to 1960 and then on the compact Falcon through 1964, so Ford revived it after about eight years.
A compact pickup sold in North America from 1972 to 1982, rebadged from the Mazda B-series to counter Japanese small trucks before the Ranger arrived. Not related to the later European Courier van.
54years
2generations
3trims
73–82hp range
The Lineage
2 generations · tap any to explore1 trim1st gen (Mazda-based)
1972–1976
2 trims2nd gen (Mazda-based)
1977–1982
The Story
Why the Courier mattersTrims · 2nd gen (Mazda-based)
2 trims · 1977–19822nd gen (Mazda-based, 1977-1982): restyled Mazda-sourced pickup, larger 2.0/2.3L engines; replaced by the domestic Ranger.