Well I got a big surprise when I went to the local swap meet and found a NOS XLS dash plaque in the ford bag. Too bad it didn't have the 2 aluminum bezels with it.

 

Holy crap! You lucky dog...

 

I know this kind of thing never happens to me

 

Here is my dream bullnose... one of 47 factory diesel Broncos ordered from Ford in 1983. Sadly I don't have the cash or plane tickets to Washington to go get it... (This would be particularly sweet if it also had XLS trim)

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/5380006391.html

 

Is It looks like it is a XLS.
Picture of the radio / HVAC what is to the right of the HVAC.......is that a duel tank switch?


Did not know they made diesel Broncos. I bought new a 86 K5 Diesel Blazer, just loved that truck.
Dave ----

 

I jumped the gun on this one with wishful thinking. Almost surely a hoax. I could only open the first couple of pictures on my phone at work, and after seeing the rest his credibility is gone. The diesel dash bezel is 85/86 burl wood grain. The instrument cluster has a tach which was not even an available option in 83/84. The timing gear cover does not have the port for a tach sensor so it cannot be working anyway. If it was legit the seller would have proved it with a picture of the VIN with an 8th digit of "1" if it was a 6.9 diesel from the factory. This looks to me like a swap and a tall story. It is a very easy swap to do, but not legal if you live in an area with emissions testing. I really wish Ford HAD offered a diesel bullnose Bronco.

Edit: to answer your HVAC control question, Broncos have a rear window up/down switch in that location instead of a tank selector. All Broncos have a single tank.

 

I'm gonna guess rear window up/down.

 

I for got about the rear window.
But you did give me a thought of finding a HVAC panel with A/C & fuel switch if I did not care if it said up/down I could get one for my P/U.


As for the diesel and not knowing these trucks so good I did think it was a swap and a tall story.
Dave ----

 

I sent him an e-mail asking for the VIN and a picture of the certification label on the door jamb, we'll see what he says.

 

This is the reply I got back when I asked for the VIN and certification label:Uh huh... yeah, sure... well, maybe so, but they'd first do some really simple investigation of it... my feelings are, this thing is bogus and this guy's a con artist...

 

What a hoax. They Never offered a diesel in a bronco

 

Like Brad said it's a hoax. This topic was discussed a few months ago on the FTE Bronco forum.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...al-diesel.html

This particular one has appeared at least a couple of times before on the Seattle Craigslist.

 

Yep, this thing is being talked about on FSB right now too, even if they made a diesel bronco, they probably wouldn't have used half ton axels

 

Sorry 85MOTORSPORT, didn't mean to totally derail your thread... In my mind XLS bezel emblem >>Dream XLS Bronco>>sharing my dream Bronco>>>!?%#£*%# holy derailed craigslist hoax discussion...

 

Wouldn't a Marti report be in order?