This 1975 Ford Bronco is said to have an almost unbelievable 22,000 miles on the odometer! It certainly looks like an unrestored survivor, but I hope the seller has some sort of records to back up the low mileage claim. It can be found here on facebook marketplace with an asking price of $30,000. While that might seem like a pretty strong asking price, first-gen. Broncos continue to go up in price in a big way. Located in Canton, Michigan, take a look at this one and let us know if you think it is truly a 20K-mile survivor.
If the interior is truly original, it is in great shape! The green upholstery and wood grain accents go really well with the dark green exterior. The houndstooth inserts in the seat are a classic pattern that has never gone out of style.
The rear cargo area, tailgate, and wheel wells have been carpeted. I’m not 100% sure, but shouldn’t the rear seat be upholstered the same as the front? Also, I don’t think the roll cage was a factory or dealer-installed option.
The engine is a 302 V8, which is probably the most desirable engine for these early Broncos. It looks like a few maintenance items have been done like the addition of an in-line fuel filter.
Overall, this looks like it may be a 20K-mile survivor, but as stated before, I hope the seller has some sort of documentation. What do you think? Have you seen enough to make a good guess as to the legitimacy of the mileage claim?
Yes, that rear seat should be upholstered in the green houndstooth that covers the front seats. That rollbar (not a rollcage) is not factory but it is a very desirable period-correct Stroppe rollbar. A Stroppe enthusiast would pay good $$ for it, particularly since it has the foam on top of the hoop.
I don’t believe it’s only 22k miles but who knows. This is a rare stripe-delete Ranger package truck. They were the most loaded Broncos you could buy. It’s really interesting to see this one is a 3 manual. Most were automatics.
Too bad someone cut a sunroof in the top.
Once again let us REMEMBER that ALL American made odometers were MECHANICAL until the mid to late 1990’s.
They had a capacity of 100,000 miles.
Once it hit the magic mark it rolled over to 000,000. My guess is this gem has 122,000 miles on it!
More like 422,000 miles!
yes. like to see under the hood a lill more (a/c housing snorkel thru to core support), odd 2C a carpet on tailgate’s a hrd cover on spare tire & few other such…
Might be pretty original. I like these alot more than the majority that come thru (all the sites) as oe steer wheel/column is there, I think this is 1 w/the shift collar still there even tho now on the floor, keep em comin Montana!
My buddy recently got scammed buying a “low mileage” car. And, since the seller is lying about the mileage, what *ELSE* is he lying about? A forty-five year old truck which was only driven 22K miles? If you believe that, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I want to sell you! As an aside: my father in law was a cop assigned to the auto fraud division. The most common scam was odometer fraud: you either roll it back, or replace it with a low mileage odometer from a junkyard. So, unless the seller has receipts from day one, showing the miles (unlikely) then it’s BS. And as my cop FIL used to say, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Scammers prey on dreamers. And isn’t a 20K mile Bronco the fantasy of every old car geek?