This weathered 1972 Ford Bronco is up for grabs and is going to require deep pockets and significant time to get back into roadworthy condition. This Bronco has provided an enormous bidding war with a baby price. 55 bidders have only increased this auction up to $1,100 and there is no indicated reserve. It is located in Absecon, New Jersey, and the title is clean. A VIN is listed and 1000 miles are documented in the listing. You can find it here on eBay.
The engine is claimed to be numbers matching. Sadly, but maybe for the best, the seller has not tried to turn the engine over. The 302 cubic-inch V8 is connected to what looks like an automatic transmission, even though the listing states it has a manual. You can see from the photos that there is a lot of work that needs to be done. The wheel wells are rusting through. It is probably safe to assume that this car has spent its entire existence in the northeast to end up peppered with rust holes everywhere.
There is no lack of them inside either. The floors, the doors, the ceiling, there are numerous spots where daylight is leaking into the cabin. And if you can see daylight, other stuff is leaking in as well. That condensation has rusted many parts of the dash, steering column, and parts of the doors. As you can see, the seats themselves are ripped and have some moldy mildew spots on them. While the cabin itself from the factory primitive, this truck could use some new seats.
This truck is rough. The body panels are all unaligned, the rear bumper is piping that indicates the truck needs to be pushed or was at risk of bumping into things often. Up front, the hood is being eaten away by rust, looking like some animal is just nibbling away at it. There is no front grill and you can see that the truck is being towed around using a chain it looks like. It needs a lot of work, it might not be the best for parts, but the price is cheap. What are your thoughts?
I’m not trying to be a smart-aleck, I’m just wondering:
What, beyond the VIN, would be salvageable on this sad Bronco which would make it worth a bid of a few thousand dollars? Maybe, the glass, steering wheel, dash pieces, various brackets or fasteners? Sometimes parts cars are even too far gone to be parts cars.
The top looks ok ,that’s about it.There are some good parts on it I guess.
Yard art. Nelson Muntz once said “That’s my dad’s shooting car…”
“2 more payments and it’s ours”,,,
I love these old Broncos but I wouldn’t waste my time hauling this one home.
Not sure you could get it on a trailer and get home with it in one piece! No sign of a plow ever being attached but it sure looks like it spent its life as a gas station plow truck in Jersey!
Please pass the salt
I do believe that Absecon, NJ is on the shore, could be this is where it sat. Ironworms had a good time with this one. Good luck you will need it.
Cheers
GPC
back in ’82 it took 3 or 4 of these to make mine, none were this bad, still wrkin on it.
I’m goin 4 da “MilkMotruck”, mooooo!
Push it back in the creek..take that v8 out first
Hey y’all ever heard of duct tape??? Dat gum miracle stuff! .With that honkin’ back bumper I’ll bet when you pop the clutch you would get a pretty decent wheel stand. Once….
$2,500 as of now. Is there a Steve McQueen connection that I’m missing?
It’s a three on the tree manual though, so….. there’s that lol
I bet that the frame on this one will fold like a cardboard surfboard the first time it’s lifted. Hard hats and safety glasses are mandatory.
Just sold for $2860.00…..good luck to the buyer
I don’t get it with these Bronco’s, I’d haul that one to the crusher.
Brentton,
The front grille is being used as a wheel chock behind the rear tires.
It’s a three speed manual – only transmission available for ’72. The front axle is worth a little bit of $$. Amazing the $$ these parts trucks we used to scrap are bringing these days.
Gone already!!
A true survivor !
Where I’m at, 72 Broncos looked like this 45 years ago .