Candy Apple 4WD: 1971 Ford Bronco
If your looking for a clean 1970’s Bronco, you might wanna take a closer look at this little beauty. Powered by a 302 cubic inch V8 engine, this 1971 4WD Ford Bronco is for sale here on eBay. The Bronco is located in Muncie, Indiana and has been bid to $21,000 with 1 day left in the auction.
The Bronco was restored about 20 years ago and has the desirable 302 cubic inch V8 engine with a 2 barrel carburetor. Supposedly, less than 2,300 were delivered in this bright candy apple red paint. There are some bubbles in the paint and the floor boards are barely holding on. The engine is shifted with a three speed column mounted manual transmission. Obviously, the 4WD shift selector is on the floor.
The interior of these Ford Broncos are utilitarian. The seats were recovered in black and are in poor shape (musty and seams seperating). Originally, I believe this had a parchment colored interior. All the gauges work but like most old Fords it has some leaks and the seller describes a ticking noise from the engine (not good).
I guess another feature of this truck is that it is uncut. The seller discloses a lot of small items and issues that might need to be addressed but it seems pretty solid. This one is said to be a weekend driver and the second owner used it in parades. The parts on the engine are date coded so it may be original, if that matters to you. What will this one sell for?
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Comments
$21,000 with a ticking engine and various leaks!! Sounds like a bargain to me!!
If your looking at making a few bucks and you have some tools this is what you want to purchase when some people are asking $199,000 for some time f these . Yes I know it’s absolutely out of my wheelhouse and only a really foolish egg head would pay that but these trucks are super hot if there not rusted in the usual spots .
Nothing personal, but I checked these out in 1973. I instead bought a Jeepster Commando which I still have. I passed on the Bronco for one simple reason. Although I liked the V8, the vehicle was a POS then and it still is by my standards. The Commando on the other hand was bullet proof!
U don’t C many of these w/the ”bulkhead’ (where there’s that keyhole slot 4 da spare – he might mount – too big?) and buckets (some 1 re-covered w/incorrect or sourced the whole seats from another make) ina ‘wagon’ (more for the ‘1/2 cab’).
I like them ‘more’ original like this 1 (no ‘idiot ‘ steer column, wild seats’n dash, etc). Needs another piece on the AC housing but the ‘71.5 has the D44 – a major upgrade most will want (except the pure st user). I gota ’70 I put the hood/ windshield clip on, he could do it and fold dwn the windshield.
I also drilled out the spot welds and the window frames also pull for the smooth topless look of the earlier bolt in ones. I have alota low branches to get under here & that helps…
Like to C it sell at the current price. These have come dwn frm the #1 seller this winter to something like #23 (this summer). When they do? they are alot more available and often don’t get all the weird (& expensive, useless) mods seen on this site, the national, and our other channel (the exclusive, pricy guys). These used to be known as the “everyman’s” and something one could do at home. Now they’ve become status/ego toys & rec vehicles. They net as put them out of reach for many, shame…
IDK, looks more like fire engine red. Wasn’t candy kind of clear over silver? Right after HS (’72) I had a friend that had this exact Bronco. Red, 302, 3 speed,, 4 wheelin’ was relatively unheard of at that time, on my 1st ride, he said, “want to do some 4 wheelin’?” Sure, I said. He said, “you may want to buckle your seatbelt”. At the time, seat belt usage was not required and considered lame, “nah, I’m good”, I said. Well, after the 1st few bumps, I found out why they call them Broncos. I flew out of the seat, bashed my head on the roof, he was laughing, I then buckled my belt. I remember, it had a small gas tank, and was generally a poor handling, rough riding, noisy vehicle. I swear, people have GOT to have remorse spending 5 figures, and finding out, it’s a lot more utility than comfort.
Howard A.
Poor handling, rough-riding and noisy, that was the exact experience I had back in 1973 when I test drove one then decided to purchase a fully optioned out Jeepster Commando, which I still own!