Video details say the Bronco didn’t sustain any injuries, but we question that claim.
This week’s “Freaky-Ford Friday” video comes to us from the YouTube channel of Randy Cox and it features a 1984 Ford Bronco II taking to the skies. All of the footage was captured with the camera on the outside of the vehicle, so we don’t actually get to see this Bronco leave the ground, but we do get to enjoy the firs-person view without risking any injury by actually riding along.
Background
The details on the vehicle are slim, but the video
description explains how this compact sport utility vehicle came to face this
exciting demise.
“My cuz got his hands on a cheap 1984 Bronco II and what is better to do with a cheap 4×4 than to do some jumping. He setup his GoPro and the rest is history. And yes the bronco did survive the jumps without injury.”
Frankly, we don’t believe that this old Ford survived the jumps and in the comment section, the OP states that the vehicle “Didn’t survive many of those jumps”. Perhaps it survived the jumps shown in the video and died shortly afterwards, but in any case, it seems that the fun being had in this footage was the end of this 1984 Bronco’s life.
Catching Air
The video begins with the camera positioned on the windshield, letting us watch across the front end as the Bronco II attempted the jump the first time. From this view, we can also see the jump when the old Ford circles around for the second shot.
On the second run, the camera was moved to the back glass.
With this location, we get a little better look at what is going on around the
vehicle while also watching the driver bounce around inside.
On the second jump, it looks as though the driver’s seat begins to fail or perhaps something internal bent a great deal, but that doesn’t stop the driver from picking up a passenger and heading to the jump once more.
On the third and final jump, the passenger braces against the roof as the Bronco soars through the air, landing smoothly and circling back around where both occupants check the vehicle and the jump itself.
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