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u10072

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Hold it someone wanted a Gateway vs an Icon? The Gateway is 3 car garage quality but not a very well set up one at that!
 

green61bug

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Watched 5 Broncos sell for less than 50 a piece today... all looked nice too. Crazy. Sunday is not the day
 
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chuck1022

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This year was weird as far as the auction goes. I saw stuff go for way less then I did in the past I can't really explain it. Lot of Rolls-Royce and Bentley kind of cars not for
 

Broncobowsher

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Hold it someone wanted a Gateway vs an Icon? The Gateway is 3 car garage quality but not a very well set up one at that!

Gateway looks a lot better then when I saw them at the auction 3 years ago. Now if it is real quality, or just getting better at hiding things I can't say. But there pricing and faux window stickers perplex me.

One of the "bronco builders" at the auction had one on display. I don't remember if it was Gateway, or the other one. Had a (ahem, custom) serpentine belt drive. One belt ran the driver's side A/C compressor and the original Thompson power steering pump. They found a grooved pulley that fit the pump. Too bad they don't all line up. 6-groove pulleys, but only 3 grooves lined up. So the belt is cut down to 3-ribs. And they had the hood open showing it off.
 
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chuck1022

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Gateway looks a lot better then when I saw them at the auction 3 years ago. Now if it is real quality, or just getting better at hiding things I can't say. But there pricing and faux window stickers perplex me.

One of the "bronco builders" at the auction had one on display. I don't remember if it was Gateway, or the other one. Had a (ahem, custom) serpentine belt drive. One belt ran the driver's side A/C compressor and the original Thompson power steering pump. They found a grooved pulley that fit the pump. Too bad they don't all line up. 6-groove pulleys, but only 3 grooves lined up. So the belt is cut down to 3-ribs. And they had the hood open showing it off.


HRC? is that who you are talking about?
 

jmangi62

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Saw that 75 with a 427? in it go thru, then I got excited about the 66 half cab (red&white), going next and forgot all about the big 427, so I don't know what it went for,ugh. Was that another one of magnante's blunders ? ?:?%):-[
 

Vicki

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Saw that 75 with a 427? in it go thru, then I got excited about the 66 half cab (red&white), going next and forgot all about the big 427, so I don't know what it went for,ugh. Was that another one of magnante's blunders ? ?:?%):-[

$42,900

Powered by a 429ci big-block engine connected to a C6 automatic transmission with a 205 transfer case. Features a Dana 44 front end, power steering and brakes, custom front and rear bumpers

BJ Bronco results here:
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Docket/Scottsdale-2019/Collector-Cars/543c4e2f-a2dc-478f-9a17-5bc3e02887bc/01-12-2019/01-20-2019
 

Juiceman

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It was interesting to see the modified Broncos bringing much more than the stock/uncut. Funny how some of the things that we value here don’t always translate to the auction. The TV made all of the Broncos look very nice
 
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chuck1022

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It was interesting to see the modified Broncos bringing much more than the stock/uncut. Funny how some of the things that we value here don’t always translate to the auction. The TV made all of the Broncos look very nice


Cars are a funny finnicky thing. I was looking at how much it would cost to bring a Bronco up to those conditions to sell at 4:40 or $50,000. You have to spend 60 or 70 thousand to get 40 or 50
 

Broncobowsher

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$42,900

Powered by a 429ci big-block engine connected to a C6 automatic transmission with a 205 transfer case. Features a Dana 44 front end, power steering and brakes, custom front and rear bumpers

BJ Bronco results here:
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Docket/Scottsdale-2019/Collector-Cars/543c4e2f-a2dc-478f-9a17-5bc3e02887bc/01-12-2019/01-20-2019

Hood was closed on that one when I was there. The firewall/tunnel was reshaped via big hammer. Gas pedal was a bit wonky. Brake pedal was formed under the dash to go on the left (outside) of the steering column. Stock harness hanging low under the dash showing years of modifications.

Shiny sells
 

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It was interesting to see the modified Broncos bringing much more than the stock/uncut. Funny how some of the things that we value here don’t always translate to the auction. The TV made all of the Broncos look very nice

That's how it consistently is at all the auctions - the nicely done modified/restomod trucks bring more than nice stockers.

Todd Z.
 

toddz69

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Hood was closed on that one when I was there. The firewall/tunnel was reshaped via big hammer. Gas pedal was a bit wonky. Brake pedal was formed under the dash to go on the left (outside) of the steering column. Stock harness hanging low under the dash showing years of modifications.

Shiny sells

And it had a really big ugly transmission shifter in it - sitting at an odd angle away from the driver. Mehh....

Todd Z.
 

Broncobowsher

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And it had a really big ugly transmission shifter in it - sitting at an odd angle away from the driver. Mehh....

Todd Z.

The junkyard shifter? The one for an A4LD with the 4 drive positions, on a 3 drive position transmission. I remember that, didn't remember that it was that Bronco.
 

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The junkyard shifter? The one for an A4LD with the 4 drive positions, on a 3 drive position transmission. I remember that, didn't remember that it was that Bronco.

Yeah, I think that was it - I remember walking around to the door opening from the front and seeing that and going, "woah!!!"

Todd Z.
 
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