Hey guys, yes it's my truck if you haven't figured that out by now. haha I first want to say thanks and then sorry. By no means I had no intentions of stirring up the pot by selling my Bronco. Remember I'm just the builder not the editor. Once it consign it's out of my hands until the truck sells or contract is over. So please don't stone the builder.;D Also for the fellow U13 owners before me Don, Jeff, Terry, Tom, and Tim including Steve's(Big Sky) work, I have always respected you, your work, and your trucks. All of your trucks have been honestly my inspiration on doing my Roadster.
After Tim and Tom clued me in about a U13 and it's rarity. I made it a mission or goal to build the best U13 that I can do and take it to prime time. My whole purpose of doing so was to push the U13 model up one more rung on the ladder of classic/collectible car status. Face it, the very unique and very truck should be there already. The simple facts of: first true SUV, it's success in racing, it's unique concept and design, and numbers...numbers...numbers. Very low production with very few left today in original like condition! Which is also why it hasn't yet hit the collector status. There has been a few awesome restored U13 but none of guys were crazy or dumb enough to sell them like Mark and I. Selling rusted out or trail U13 on ebay won't ever push the U13's up the scale for collector ownership. You have to pure your heart, soul and $$$ to build the truck of your dreams and then let it go. A few years ago Mark the first guy to do what I'm doing. His effort set a record and pushed the U13 up a rung. Hopefully my effort does the same and my truck some day inspires the next guy restore a Roadster. If my truck set a new record price, I expect someday that record to be broken and each time it does it's good for all the U13 owners!
Thanks guys and to answer you Nolan, I need to finish up my 72 driver first or it will never get done! Who am I kidding, are they ever done? So, I'm going to short break from "Pure Stock" train of thought and do a 5.0 EFI, 4 speed O/D, hydro boost w/ disc, and power steering swap to my red 72. Before going back into my quiver full of arrows for my next full blown restoration.
