Earliest Broncos on modified Econoline frames?

[clarrance]

I have also seen a small delivery van type vehicle with a bronco style frame. It also had the straight tube front axle with no differential. Had the 66 style forward facing rear shocks. The crazy thing was it was right hand drive.

 

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Picture of the front axle

 

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In this picture you can see the right hand drive steering box and what looks like a bronco inner fender

 

[clarrance]

This panel van was located in a very very nasty old warehouse in a rough part of town. it was very dark and hard to get the pictures. There was about a 1/2" of wet slime on the floors so I really couldn't get under it to get any better pictures.

 

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This is what I climbed through to get to the panel van

 

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We did manage to drag this out of the warehouse though.

 

[half cab]

We did manage to drag this out of the warehouse though.

What's the rise on the hood? Or am l seeing thangs.;D

 

[clarrance]

What's the rise on the hood? Or am l seeing thangs.;D

Some idiots attempt to install a 300 6cyl with a Jeep wagoneer looking hood scoop. The entire front clip from the door posts forward is junk.

 

[BajaFresh75]

American Pickers style!!

 

[sprdv1]

American Pickers style!!

haha No doubt.. Good work

 

[clarrance]

That's exactly what it was like. It took hours and a skid steer to drag it out of there.

 

[toddz69]

I have also seen a small delivery van type vehicle with a bronco style frame. It also had the straight tube front axle with no differential. Had the 66 style forward facing rear shocks. The crazy thing was it was right hand drive.

Thanks for that pic, Chad! I have a picture of that style van in one of my history books at home - the model number escapes me at the moment. They were postal delivery rigs.

Todd Z.

 

[NicksTrix]

TZ think they are called a G100

 

[1sicbronconut]

Here's a super nice one, with a smattering of Bronco parts on it. http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/all-ford-techboard/627801-help-me-1971-ford-g100-postal-van.html

 

[toddz69]

Awesome Nick and Steve! Yes, that's it.

Todd Z.

 

[73azbronco]

65 e100, my first car. nothing on it frame wise similar to bronco, ever. some components like three speed, 170 six cylinder, knobs and buttons, switches, door locks, door handles, rear view mirror, steering wheel, brakes are similar, but nothing structural at all.

front axle was a drop I beam, very popular with hotrod crowd.

 

[1sicbronconut]

So I've driven by this thing hundreds of times here in Rapid City, drove by today after breakfast and said to myself hey that's a Ford Bronco

 

[thegreatjustino]

So I've driven by this thing hundreds of times here in Rapid City, drove by today after breakfast and said to myself hey that's a Ford Bronco

I had a chance to buy one of those locally a couple of years ago. Kicking myself for not calling the guy and snapping it up. Now that I'm looking for another one, I find out how difficult they are to find :-[

 

[jckkys]

I worked as a mail carrier for a few years after the the war (Nam), and worked out of a couple of those. I had my '74 at the time and looked at the chassis side by side with the EB. The frame was identicle except for the RH steering, that most PO trucks and Jeeps had. They had a 170 or 200 with a C4.

 

[sykanr0ng]

Maybe this is the source of the rumor:

I've not confirmed, but I sold some parts to a guy in pensacola who had a 66 with the frame stamped U12. The story is that the first two weeks of production were run on the same line as the econolines(U12) prefix, and there was a single shift that accidentally stamped some frames U12.

From the Rarest Bronco? thread.