Fool's Gold?
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Cranky Old Guy
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Fool's Gold?
You be the judge. My pic and link to Craigslist. There is visable rust, but I didn't fully inspect. Can't quite classify it as a survivor. 1977 Ford Bronco - All Original! No Rust! V-8 - Auto I may be out of the game, but have to look when I see one. Unmolested ones are getting hard to find.
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Very nice, but I could spend 25K on a way better/different Bronco IMO. And if I did spend 25K it would be on a more rust free one than this one and at least have a working w/s wiper motor.
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From: Lawrence Swamp
fake?
all I notice from this pic is the hubs, upholstery and color of the grill inside the grill chrome (actually alu). Shouldn't that grill B black?, the hubs got that gold color like mi marker after market 1s, and w/all the extras - a sport, ranger or explorer - it should have the hounds tooth style seats? All NOT a big deal. Did I C it's less than 3K $? (not $27,000?). I'd probably run it as is...
Thanks for sharing this pic, Richard. I'll follow the link tonight when I have time to look more.
- I just got a '77 + head for that '69 motor. -
Thanks for sharing this pic, Richard. I'll follow the link tonight when I have time to look more.
- I just got a '77 + head for that '69 motor. -
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From: North Idaho
"Unmolested"..... The only way an early Bronco is worth $25,000 is if someone has molested the heck out of the thing!
Lift kit - $2,000
EFI 5.0L - $3,000
Lockers front and rear - $1,500
Wheels and tires you like - $2,000
Roll cage - $1,200
Winch - $1,200
Off-road bumpers - $2,000
Body panel replacement - $1,500
Fender flares - $400
Stereo - $500
Paint - $5,000
Disc brake conversion(s) - $2,000
The big money spent on early Broncos is because they have become a status symbol more than anything else. $25,000 for a vehicle that needs the above modifications is a bit much for most people.
Lift kit - $2,000
EFI 5.0L - $3,000
Lockers front and rear - $1,500
Wheels and tires you like - $2,000
Roll cage - $1,200
Winch - $1,200
Off-road bumpers - $2,000
Body panel replacement - $1,500
Fender flares - $400
Stereo - $500
Paint - $5,000
Disc brake conversion(s) - $2,000
The big money spent on early Broncos is because they have become a status symbol more than anything else. $25,000 for a vehicle that needs the above modifications is a bit much for most people.
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From: Lawrence Swamp
as things R 2day
i'm afraid, SDDL-UP that as things are today the vehicle has become so sought after that orig. paint, uncut rear fender, etc have made them more pricy than any certain mods one's particular taste would choose to complete.
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The only way anything is worth any amount of money is if someone is willing to pay that much for it. Obviously you aren't interested in stock Broncos (nor am I). But for the people that are, the supply is dwindling so the price goes up.
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From: North Idaho
It's not that I'm not interested, it's that I've owned a 99.9% stock 77 Bronco and they aren't "all that" in stock form.
Things that are cool about the early Bronco - in my opinion anyway....
1 - half ton running gear in a Jeep size vehicle (73 and up anyway)
2 - fully boxed frame
3 - 302 has adequate power
4 - great turning radius
5 - 76 & 77 have disc brakes, but steering linkage sucks
6 - better than a Jeep (hey... It's a FORD!)
Things I don't care for....
1 - stock suspension will beat you to death
2 - drum brakes or poor "inverted Y" steering linkage
3 - very little corrosion protection, so even if you found a rust free one you'd have to take serious measures to stop rust before it started
4 - people seem to think they are made of gold, even the '68 with straight six, three on the tree, Dana 30 front end, drum brakes and lots of rust! LOL!
They are a fine rig.
Things that are cool about the early Bronco - in my opinion anyway....
1 - half ton running gear in a Jeep size vehicle (73 and up anyway)
2 - fully boxed frame
3 - 302 has adequate power
4 - great turning radius
5 - 76 & 77 have disc brakes, but steering linkage sucks
6 - better than a Jeep (hey... It's a FORD!)
Things I don't care for....
1 - stock suspension will beat you to death
2 - drum brakes or poor "inverted Y" steering linkage
3 - very little corrosion protection, so even if you found a rust free one you'd have to take serious measures to stop rust before it started
4 - people seem to think they are made of gold, even the '68 with straight six, three on the tree, Dana 30 front end, drum brakes and lots of rust! LOL!
They are a fine rig.
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From: Lawrence Swamp
hijacked thread - but t's a free 4all anyway
"...They are a fine rig…"
I don't know bout that - sometimes a "multipurpose" is a no-purpose. Trying to be several things at once often leads to 'not too good at any of them'. I think that might B some folks point here.
In the '70's & 80s they were fun (drive to the huntin spot AND then to the deer, or fish, or camp, or…). Folks started modin them then and found it an adequate platform. They got in movies, tv, paper/hard copy adds (w/girls draped on em acourse).
Popularity started to really take off in the 90s (I think the web had alot to do w/that). Like 1 guy just said - supply and demand drove up price… In this country (& we're among those who spread it world wide) a vehicle is about culture (status, idenity) and the bronk has a certian stance about it. When I drove it to wrk (wolwo blew a head gasket) one woman said it was 'scary' another said it was 'cute'. The point I'm tryin to make is they were from quite different cultures/classes/races and percieved very different things. That's what some1 is buying - their (mixed w/the rest of society's) perception…
I don't know bout that - sometimes a "multipurpose" is a no-purpose. Trying to be several things at once often leads to 'not too good at any of them'. I think that might B some folks point here.
In the '70's & 80s they were fun (drive to the huntin spot AND then to the deer, or fish, or camp, or…). Folks started modin them then and found it an adequate platform. They got in movies, tv, paper/hard copy adds (w/girls draped on em acourse).
Popularity started to really take off in the 90s (I think the web had alot to do w/that). Like 1 guy just said - supply and demand drove up price… In this country (& we're among those who spread it world wide) a vehicle is about culture (status, idenity) and the bronk has a certian stance about it. When I drove it to wrk (wolwo blew a head gasket) one woman said it was 'scary' another said it was 'cute'. The point I'm tryin to make is they were from quite different cultures/classes/races and percieved very different things. That's what some1 is buying - their (mixed w/the rest of society's) perception…
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