And all this time I thought you put the lime in the coconut! This nice looking Bronco is listed for sale here on craigslist. It’s located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the owner is asking a lot of green ($50,000!) but might actually get it. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Michael for sending in this tart but sweet find!
Ok, so it’s not quite lime, I think it’s actually Baytree Green (color code 75). And what we see seems to be the original paint. The seller tells us that the vehicle was stored for 30 years after acquiring just over 82,000 miles and then after purchase was “brought home, cleaned, carpet pulled and pressure washed.” It does appear in this shot that the seats do exist, although we aren’t shown them anywhere in the ad.
Does $50k seem a bit much for even an uncut and original Bronco, especially one that the seller is giving the new buyer the privilege of starting? That’s right, the Bronco hasn’t been started yet (how did they resist?) While some of you may view this as an advantage (at least it will be done correctly) I’d like to know if there’s any mechanical reason the vehicle was parked in the first place before I shelled out that many greenbacks. There’s also all the “soft goods” such as tires, brake lines, hoses, belts and the like that you will undoubtedly have to replace before putting it back on the road safely.
And then there are these pictures. If any of you have fought rust on a first-generation Bronco (and if you’ve owned one, you’ve fought rust), these two shots may have you swooning. How can there be a first-gen Bronco this rust-free? Wow!
This is a picture from the 1975 Bronco brochure showing what the interior might look like once it’s reassembled. I would show you the 302 V8 in the subject Bronco, but there’s no pictures of it either. However — maybe you have dreamed of a lime-colored Bronco ever since you saw one as a kid? If so, this might just be your vehicle!
Nice place to start if you want a Bronco, but 50K? I’d want to know for sure that the engine is not stuck.
50k come on get a grip. 10k maybe.
No way these Broncos no matter how rust free how low a mileage is worth over 10 to 12K. They were utility vehicles not luxury trucks like todays and surely not musclecars. I guess I’ll never own a third one since I can’t justify these prices.
I had a pickup truck style first-generation Bronco and can tell you that they are certainly not worth what he’s asking for this 1 even in pristine condition which is what appears to be. They rode rough, handled poorly (mainly because of the short wheelbase) and weren’t much to look at. The only possible person who might pay this much for this vehicle is a person who bought it originally if he has money and wants it back.
@fred w-good point on checking for a stuck engine.
Richard at Gas Monkey and his buddy Denis learned that lesson the hard way when they paid dearly for an all original 100% documented non-op 1965 Shelby GT 350 in which two brothers in the same family had owned at different times. Neither Richard or Denis thought to check for a locked up motor before paying dearly for the Shelby.
They’re not the brightest bulbs in the box, so that really wasn’t surprising.
I’ve always loved these, but the prices are astronomical.
Tip toe through the tulips……
No way even if it was being sold by the original owner I wouldn’t pay half that. I know their value has gone way high but that’s mainly because most have rusted into scrap and the ones that haven’t are kept inside a garage lost their life in an area that want prone to rust so I’m skeptical of this one. Doesn’t look like an original paint to me. Pictures often hide problems or even tired paint often. 50K seems like the owner is trying to hard to capitalize on the market for these
typical CL listing, non-typical vehicle.
These R over priced right now (not for much longer) so some 1 will pay near that, possibly as close to ‘sight unseen’ as this model/add is BUT…
not any of us!
“C’mon out 2 da bonnies & grease my palm!” he seems 2 B sayin. I’ve gotten the opposite: show up at my place (scheduled & not) w/a trailer and offer pennies on the dollar, attempting to convince me the vehicle was worthless “jes doin ya a favor bud.”
Lovely looking Bronco. I’ve always loved this gen Bronco. While I love the size of the 78-79 Bronco, I find this generation Bronco the more attractive.
To many snow flakes out there now.
A collectible, in this day and age of rusted hulk cars needing even more than the 50K asking, if he can get it, good for him.
Wife and I used to hunt down collectible glass wares, a sign saying antique or/ and collectibles only meant high prices, so we went into junk stores and found our collectibles
Today junk yards are in the Antique auto business, and there are so many middle men from redocraftsmen, scam artist repair shops, to part suppliers, there is no longer sanity to values.
Then there are the unknowledgeable with more excess coins than brains collecting as if a game.
50K, How many believe that this rig will hold that price, even after redo?
These were cheap, front ends weak, and the 4×4 was no more rugged than as a temporary bad weather, 1 inch snow, Toy.
I agree the front ends are weak but these would really go through snow. I used to pick up when I hada winter car to keep my good car out of the upstate New York salt. It would easily go through 24″ of snow without a problem if you knew how to drive in snow. I drove for 3 winters and other than the paint and tires I put on it when I 1st bought it all I had to do with replace the clutch and do routine maintenance such as oil changes.
Live in upstate and owned a 77, it went everywhere. 302, 3 on the tree
Earlier ones were weak with the D-30 but in ’71 ford fixed that with the D-44.
Idk where you live but here in North Ms. in the 1970’s Broncos ruled in the mud even with the less powerful 302.
Show me the documents supporting the mileage.
You can buy a brand new 4runner for $40k. Enough said.