I’ll bet there aren’t many of the 18,300 1972 Ford Broncos built that look as nice as this one does! It’s listed for sale here on eBay with no bids yet, an opening bid of $35,000 and not much time left, so be sure and check back for a possibly lower price if it gets relisted. The early SUV is located in Midlothian, Texas.
In addition to being in nice condition, this Bronco is rare in that it comes with both available hardtops. The full top as seen in the first picture enables covered transport of either stuff or people (a removable rear seat is included and appears to be in excellent shape. On the other hand, if you didn’t want to share the space with what you were hauling (remember, these were originally targeted as being farm work vehicles), you could install this half-cab hardtop and you had a small pickup.
The Bronco is both straight and uncut. Many Broncos have trimmed wheel wells and/or plastic fender flares added, either due to rust or the desire for larger tires and wheels. It’s nice to see the original hubcaps in place on this one!
The Bronco features what appears to be a very original interior, although the carpet has been replaced along with the addition of some sound deadening material. One item of interest is that although the original radio works, there’s also a hands-free Bluetooth system that has been hidden within the center console. 3 gears shifted “on the tree” keep this Bronco moving and it is a four-wheel-drive model with manually locking hubs if you want to enter trail areas.
Mechanically the Bronco has been refurbished somewhat with an aluminum radiator (I’m guessing after this picture was taken), and anew fuel tank has been installed. The originals were saved and are included with the sale. While the under-dash air conditioning system is present, there’s no compressor, so if you want air conditioning you’ll have some parts to buy and some work to do. Overall this seems to be a nice example of an appreciating vehicle — but what do you think? Have you had any experience with first-generation Broncos? If so, please share them with us in the comments!
Nice Bronco. If I was in the market, it checks many of my boxes: V8, 3 speed manual, essentially stock, good original condition, unusual (for today) color.
The first thing I would do is…. get my whitewall tire cleaner and scrub those tires.
I don’t follow Bronco prices closely, but does it seem like price appreciation has slowed down? I do note that prices for later generation Broncos have jumped quite a bit in recent years.
hi wuz this Fall (#1), dwn to 28th now, cherokee took tops
Well that didn’t take long!! It’s gone already!! Same color as my 73 ranger bronco but much cleaner than mine!!
Awesome weekend toy. Would love to own this! I wouldn’t change a thing!
Something not right here. Starts at $35g’s with no bids, then sold for $35g’s with 14 bids. Why someone would pay $35g’s for this, doesn’t make sense. I mean, like new ones cross the auction blocks for this. And who has a picture taken of themselves in the vehicle, then whites the face out. People sure do some odd things. Looking at the motor, underside not much better, I bet, this a tired truck, $35 grand,,,no wonder they want to remain anonymous.
I’d love to have a first gen Bronco but not at these prices!Rather spend it on a nice muscle car or just wait for the Bronco market to tank with prices coming back down to earth.35k, just not worth dumping that much capital on this.
nuttin orig abt that ac unit
Y B disingenuous, it gets out?