Either a previous owner or a dealer threw it on there. Definitely didn't come from the factory that way.
I've never seen that emblem on a Jeep either. The Jeep Wrangler was introduced in 1987, so it's possible that in 1984 a dealer somewhere was doing a custom dealer "package" and using that name and badge, that has happened a lot over the years. Maybe their was a once a "Wrangler Ford" dealership and that was their dealer badge? I think it's more likely that someone just saw the emblem and though it would look cool on their truck (IE: Chrome à la J.C. Whitney) and if one looks good, two or three must be better.
The dealer badge denoting "Wrangler Ford" makes the most sense. I work at a dealership and from the movement of inventory from one dealer to another, I've seen things similar to that, just never quite to this extent.
Next time I get around the truck, I'll run the VIN through carfax and see if it came from out west originally and what the name of the dealer was. If I can remember, I'll also check to see if they're adhesive or the old rivet style where holes were drilled and they had to be hammered on the back.
Either way, $1500, runs like a top and 4x4 works. I think I'm getting a good deal, odd badges or not.
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