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I have been looking for a Bronco from the 60's or 70's. I think they'd be easy to work on and they seem to hold their value. Any body else got one or want one?

The early Bronco's are really nice but generally speaking expensive to get a good one. The 2nd gen can be had for reasonably prices and if you get one from the SouthWest you can find them in pretty good shape cosmetically.

The original ones are highly collectable and bring crazy high prices. It would be great to have one .

I'd sure like to have one, but not enough to pay the ridiculous prices people are asking for them...

Really, I can see me picking up just about any year Bronco, except maybe 1980. Supposedly the front suspension was kind of in transition from the live axle/coils in '78-'79 to the TTB in 1981 and later. I guess...

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Here is my '88 on 42" Iroks - now sold. The TTB and all the extra emissions crap on the motor was a pain but I am a solid axle and carburetor kind of guy.

Should have spent the money to build on 66-77. I would probably still have it.

that driveway looks to be about as far as it ever made it off-road.....

Not Hardly - That pic was taken when I put it up for sale. All cleaned up so I could try and recoup some of the money I wasted on it.

After the state shut down our access to the local holes it was time.

If you like go-carts, I have a Bronco II.

I'd like a 77 with a 302 and power steering.

I actually have a '95 Bronco, like the one in my avatar. Same color and everything. I'd like one of the early ones too, but I need to finish the one I have before I add a second project.

Well, yeah, there's that. I do need to get the CJ7 done...

I also want an early Scout. My life won't be complete without one.

I had big plans for this one, but will probably just leave it stock.

Here is my 67 military bronco. In the process of putting it back together. Just gotta put both door windows back in and winch on and she will be roadworthy

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very nice

I rolled my 1970 Bronco when I was in my 20's. The early Broncos look great, but the short wheel base can get away from you quickly. I now drive a 1992 Bronco when hunting. More stable, more comfortable, climbs and descends better than my 70. The only thing missing is a solid front axle.

I have a Bronco II which is about the same wheelbase and width. That thing really gets squirrely in a cross wind. It's not too good on ice, either. It's too short and narrow for good handling.

Did you break much front end stuff with tires that big?

Yep, I've always wanted a '74 EB.. If you guys really like the EB's, you've already watched this. KDK, sorry about the "it's a jeep" thing in the video...

KDK,
Yeah the front end had its limits for sure and it showed when the truck was on 36" tires. When I went bigger I converted it to 3/4 ton 8 lug outers and that helped. I still broke a couple shafts, spindles, ball joints, a coil spring with it on 42" tires. It performed best on 38 or 39" tires with the 5.18 gears I was running. I had a '78 8 lug D44 HD front axle that was built and ready to go under but all things pointed to getting out while I could.

FWIW I had FAR more problems with the 8.8" rear. I broke something almost every hard run. I swapped it out with a Corporate 14 bolt with disk brakes and custom driveshaft and that became the most reliable part of the rig.

Had a 66 with 289-3 speed and a 74 with 302-auto.

Great rigs, but had lots of problems with auto in the 74.

Would love to still own the 66. First year production. Cobra cam, solid lifters and a big four barrel carb. That thing would haul azz.

Virgil B.

i like the looks of those early broncos but would not want one for much road driving. too short of a wheelbase and squirrelly on wet/slippery roads. my buddy had a nice late 60's one and rolled it when he ran off the road and over corrected coming back on. i have had old willys and AMC CJ-5's in the past and have the same complaint and almost rolled my last one when the brakes grabbed on one side. great offroaders but squirrelly on the road. for all-purpose, i'd go with a late 80's - early 90's one if you can find it in good condition. they were a nice ride. just ask OJ

Jerk! LOL

That's what happens when you try to baby it in deep snow. The Kenny G. was perfect...

It didn't burst into flames?

Thanks, man. If I pick one up I don't think I'd go much more than 35s anyway...

Not that time but it has been ablaze on an occasion or two. I tried to get my hands on a 10.25 Sterling but they were cost prohibitive and still would have needed some work. That 14 bolt was a military axle that I picked up already rebuilt and geared for like $800. Welded on new perches and shock mounts and it was drivable in a few hours.

You would be able to run 35" tires on a 6" suspension with no worries. I had mine that way for a few years. That is the way I bought it. I was from Oregon as well and the babied toy of an old Master Sergeant from my squadron. The stock gears will do fine and you will have few worries. Any bigger and the rebuild/fortification will become necessity.

I'd love to have a 1st gen, but if you actually use them off road, they will get dinged up and cost money. And no, they aren't so hot running 70 on the Interstate, though they are better then a CJ5. It's tough to find a decent one for less than $10k. Good investment though, if you just want it to fix it up and drive around town, or light off-road.

In 87 they got fuel injection, rear anti-lock brakes, and overdrive trans. In 92 the interiors were upgraded, and stayed that way until they were dropped after 96. I personally think the 92-96 are good practical users - fuel injected, reliable engines, big fuel tanks, good cargo and towing capacity, good on the highway, yet still short enough to have ground clearance in serious off-road use.

Have seen some possible photos of Ford bringing back a Bronco in 2016