At Mecum

[Skyblue70]

Anyone want me to take this bad boy for a test ride, they estimate that it'll go for over 100k

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[tirewater]

Ambitious price. How does it look in person? The photos on Mecum show what looks like a rear body lift.

Hmm, I'd enter my truck just to get it detailed.

 

[Skyblue70]

It looked to be stock height. Pretty nice condition for a survivor. Don't know the story on why it wasn't used in over 40 years.


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[Skyblue70]

It looked to be stock height. Pretty nice condition for a survivor. Don't know the story on why it wasn't used in over 40 years.


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[spap]

I'll glady pay the sticker price

 

[Skyblue70]

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[ford man]

It is a nice bronco but it does not all add up 40 years in side and a dash cover? The top has been changed and so has the interior. If they were going to pass it off as 225 miles I would have put the correct parts on it just my opinion. On the other hand I like it and if it really only has 225 miles that is a double wow! If it was mine I would be very proud of it too cool fine for sure .I like the red and white special décor bronco too. One other thing I noticed was white wheels I thought they were all gray 73-76 I have heard others say there's came white but I have never seen it for sure in these years.

 

[Skiddy]

I like the red and white special décor bronco too.

me too, also like the luber but with different tires and wheels

 

[tirewater]

Hmm, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't attend auctions.

It appears it had no bidders at final opening price of $50,000?

 

[BajaFresh75]

Is that a DC repop mat over a full front Black mat?

 

[okie4570]

Now that some people are getting to lay eyes on the 225 mile bronco, it's not getting great reviews on FB for being "original".

 

[clarrance]

Is that a DC repop mat over a full front Black mat?

It looks like a new mat over bedliner

 

[73surf]

Original tires? Really?

 

[Jaxgtc]

It is a nice bronco but it does not all add up 40 years in side and a dash cover? The top has been changed and so has the interior. If they were going to pass it off as 225 miles I would have put the correct parts on it just my opinion. On the other hand I like it and if it really only has 225 miles that is a double wow! If it was mine I would be very proud of it too cool fine for sure .I like the red and white special décor bronco too. One other thing I noticed was white wheels I thought they were all gray 73-76 I have heard others say there's came white but I have never seen it for sure in these years.

I think a sport model would have the gray wheels, the base model would probably be keyed to the grill/top.
It is certainly a nice vehicle but as with anything that old you have to wonder what it did the FIRST 20 years of it's life. They probably would need documentation for those years. Funny how you can see a very nice restoration go for 30-50 but this one didn't even get a sniff at $50k?

 

[Broncitis]

Glad to see no one got suckered, but over priced even at $50K.

Here's my post on Facebook from the other day regarding this one with discrepancies I noticed.


With record money ($70K) on a stock-ish 6 cylinder at Mecum last weekend, it will be interesting to see where this goes on Saturday. Pre-auction estimate of $100-110K!

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0117-269891/1974-ford-bronco/

I'm very suspicious of this one and therefore even more so of its claim of 225 original miles!

What other inconsistencies can you spot?

Here's what I see from the pics:

Ginger Ranger seats but no Ranger stripe or badge on glovebox door.

Seats would be green, not ginger in a green paint Ranger. It would also have green carpet, not a black floor mat.

It has a driver's remote side mirror generally exclusive to the Ranger, but metal door panels are incorrect and would have arm rests and door handle cups color matched to seats. Dash pads are also color matched on Rangers and the dash itself should be body color.

It could have had a stripe delete option, but the rear bumper should be chrome.

It has stainless vent frames which are correct for a Ranger or Sport, but no Sport badge and Sports also had chrome bumpers.

Rangers had argent painted wheels, chrome headlight and marker light bezels, grille chrome.

Has chrome on hardtop windows, but not windshield? No chrome on door frames.

Way too many inconsistencies and red flags on this one to believe mileage claim without good documentation and would not consider paying even 1/3 of the pre auction estimate with all the things that don't add up on this one.

But as hot as they are, someone just might believe it all and pay way too much!

A Marti Report on this one at that price should be mandatory from the seller and/or Mecum who are presenting it as such a high dollar original piece. And for $110K, can a guy at least get a spare tire and tire cover?


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[Hotrodjohn]

50,000 was high bid.....

 

[West Tn Dawg]

This has me thinking............

Maybe I should put my very rare, maybe even One of One "74" half Cab in the next auction!
This thing is "almost" exactly the way it rolled off the line!
I'm thinking I could possibly get around 200k for it! **********;D

 

[hyghlndr]

The windshield looks to have been folded down based on the chipping off of paint. At 225 miles hard to believe it would need to have been folded.

 

[eaglenest66]

I think a sport model would have the gray wheels, the base model would probably be keyed to the grill/top.
It is certainly a nice vehicle but as with anything that old you have to wonder what it did the FIRST 20 years of it's life. They probably would need documentation for those years. Funny how you can see a very nice restoration go for 30-50 but this one didn't even get a sniff at $50k?

Yes in agreement with Jaxgtc, sport broncos with argent grills had matching wheels and the base (non-sport) broncos had white grills with white wheels.

 

[76YETI]

I've been tagging along with my step dad for over 30 years on the show car circuit, etc. I have seen a lot of nice 4x4s over the years, but 99.9% are not original...they just aren't vehicles bought to keep and show or collect....we fix and drive them. If this was a 225 miles vehicle it would have full and I mean full documentation and no obvious discrepancies. I've never seen a unicorn and probably never will.....just my 2 cents.