ah..

perhaps, as in Shane's case and my case, the restriction was due to the interior color. he and I both have a fairly rare (the dark graphite gray) interior, so the difficulty might've been finding a specific model that had both the grab handle option and the color option...

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2001 Ranger XLT 4.0L SOHC
Silver Frost w/ Dark Graphite interior


Modifications
Summit 3" Body Lift
31x10.50 A/T tires
Explorer overhead console
Explorer auto-dim mirror
Explorer auto-headlights
Aux1 & Aux2 inputs on factory AM/FM/CD/Cassette
Door-dinger silencer button
Seamless retractable roof and passenger-side ejection seat with steering wheel mounted controls and safety interlock