The Ford Bronco II is having a bit of a moment lately as almost all niche vehicles of the 1980s have appreciated over the last few years. In addition, 4x4s of nearly any stripe from the 1980s have been on a tear, whether a classic square-body Blazer or a compact Suzuki Samurai. This listing is for a potential package deal featuring the dusty garage-find Bronco II shown here and a classic full-size Bronco with a blown headgasket. The seller is willing to sell them separately, however, with the price tag set at $2,500 each or $4,000 for the pair. Find the Bronco garage finds here on craigslist in Arroyo Grande, California.

Thanks to Barn Finds reader T.J. for the find. The full-size Bronco has been a bit of an item for a while now, but it hasn’t risen to the point that they’re worth a whole lot as a project. The seller’s truck is equipped with the venerable 5.0L V8 and given the headgasket issues and wide availability of the engine, it may make more sense to just pull the existing mill and swap in a known good engine. The bodywork is in decent shape with no rust (a definite benefit of the climate these trucks have lived in) and the Bronco appears to sport some period-correct decals running along the lower edges of the doors and fenders.

The seller claims the Bronco II ran when it was parked eight years ago, but he labels it a four-cylinder – which I don’t think is accurate. For one thing, it has the V6 emblems on the fenders, and for another, this sure as heck looks like the 2.9 V6 that was optional in the baby Bronco. Regardless, the Bronco II appears to be near-identical to the other truck in terms of condition, which is to say super dusty and not super rusty (though there appears to be some bubbling along the edge of the back window on the passenger side). The Bronco II looks largely undisturbed, but we aren’t given interior shots of either truck to see how the interiors are holding up.

Most of the time, I feel like package deals aren’t enough of a “deal” to warrant dragging home a second project you don’t really want. However, in the case of the asking price for these two Bronco projects, it seems like a smart buy. Get one running (the Bronco II) and sell it, and use the proceeds to bring the other truck back to life. Assuming this Bronco is half-decent inside and a good power wash brings the paint back to life, you could effectively own it for next to nothing once the Bronco II is flipped – and assuming you’re a junkyard engine swap away from running again, this full-size truck could represent a nice profit center for an enterprising owner.