BAT Craziness

[Yeller]

Was this one yours?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-ford-bronco-139/

If so, the bidding was kinda weird. Sorry it didn’t make reserve. I thought for sure it would go over $50k.

Me too, it’s all about the bidders in the room.

 

[okie4570]

This one sold yesterday.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-ford-bronco-153/



Congratulations to the seller!

My brother’s went up right after that one sold.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-ford-bronco-215/

Some guy named 1bigwilly opened the bidding at $5. Soon after a $7000 bid came in with 7 days to go.

He tried for years to make someone local a great deal. One guy offered him $500 as it sat in the barn. Another guy asked how much. He said $3k and the guy said were too far apart to even make an offer.

It was very hard for him dig it out and get the parts together. The tragedies with his two sons and a divorce brought back too many memories. Hope he scores well!

Now to figure out what to do with my 69 frame off project.

That 76' had some cool history with it imo. Definitely had it's physical twists and bends but figured it would go for $20k easy

 

[Broncoblood]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-ford-bronco-153/
Lotsa chatter on this 76er with many people asking and giving guesses.
seemed like the average was $8K to $15K on the guesses and that was my guess as well.
I feel it was fairly spot on with the purchase price at $14,500 + $725 commission =$15,225 + $1000/$1500 to ship minimum making it a purchase of $16,500 roughly.
the easiest route would be one of those complete body kits which I hear the quality is pretty good and thats a $22K putting it at $38,500 then all the sweet love n labor to make her into a the beauty she'll be.

 

[Scoop]

BaT is allowing too many early Bronco to be up for auction at the same time. There are currently 10 active and when @Ksm 's was up, I counted as many as 11. This likely dilutes the bidder pool!

I sure thought it would get higher bids than it did.

 

[Dave]

Our listing had been on deck for a few days. Interesting that they held off until that “project” above closed then our “project” popped up.

What was the tranny story on that 76? Had the manual 3 on the tree shifter and clutch peddle. kickdown linkage was hanging straight down from the C4. Front driveshaft was missing.

 

[Broncoblood]

Our listing had been on deck for a few days. Interesting that they held off until that “project” above closed then our “project” popped up.

What was the tranny story on that 76? Had the manual 3 on the tree shifter and clutch peddle. kickdown linkage was hanging straight down from the C4. Front driveshaft was missing.

front drive shaft was on the pallet
kick down linkage I believe was actually the factory 3 speed 73 n later shifter rod?
at some point from 1999 and later the owner must of starting putting in an automatic?
it has some great parts and a great platform to easily land a body on it or take on the skills of fixing it.
its heading to a collector in Massachusetts

 

[Ksm]

Was this one yours?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-ford-bronco-139/

If so, the bidding was kinda weird. Sorry it didn’t make reserve. I thought for sure it would go over $50k.

Yes, that one was mine. I had a lot of initial interest but the day it closed there was no one bidding. Super frustrating. I'm going to scrap the auction route and go with a classic car broker here in Dallas.

 

[Dave]

Yes, that one was mine. I had a lot of initial interest but the day it closed there was no one bidding. Super frustrating. I'm going to scrap the auction route and go with a classic car broker here in Dallas.

I was watching it along with that role over project. Didn’t know it was yours. Like I mentioned, weird bidding. Glad you had a reserve based on prices I’ve been watching. My brother would be happy if his closed for the opening bid of $7K. Excluding the $5 smart ass opening bid. Think we’ll do a bit better.

Good luck with the broker!

 

[cannunz546]

One of mine is in the cue with BaT. I suspect it'll go live sometime this week. So much of the bidding on BaT and elsewhere is a crap shoot. I sold another Bronco last year on BaT and it was a good experience, and there were at least 10 other Broncos for sale at the same time. I think Yeller is right. It's about whose in the room bidding. When I sold mine last year, someone who hadn't bid swooped in at the last minute and was the winner. I do have a reserve on the Bronco about to go live. They fought me on it, though.

 

[Dave]

One of mine is in the cue with BaT. I suspect it'll go live sometime this week. So much of the bidding on BaT and elsewhere is a crap shoot. I sold another Bronco last year on BaT and it was a good experience, and there were at least 10 other Broncos for sale at the same time. I think Yeller is right. It's about who’s hat in the room bidding. When I sold mine last year, someone who hadn't bid swooped in at the last minute and was the winner. I do have a reserve on the Bronco about to go live. They fought me on it, though.

What should we be looking for?

 

[cannunz546]

A Green (Very Green) and Black 1973 Bronco. It has a bucking bronco painted on the hood. It was a build we did in 2005/2006. It's a really fun truck to drive but with my other toys it hasn't been driven much at all. Only a couple of weeks each summer since the build. My son, 10 years old at the time, picked the colors and some other parts of the truck. I really never intended to sell it so if the reserve isn't met I am going to ship it to my house in Florida. With all of your comments and what happened with KSM's truck, I am not sure what's going to happen.

 

[Dave]

Seems that the coyote craze is softening and origional (minor mods) have been gaining favor.

 

[cannunz546]

Here is a picture of it

 

[Dave]

That is green! Bet some guy named Kermit bids on it.

BAT should have a minimum bid option for no reserve auctions.

 

[cannunz546]

Here's a recent picture of it. The one above was from over 10 years ago. This shows the color better. It is really green.

 

[Speedrdr]

Here's a recent picture of it. The one above was from over 10 years ago. This shows the color better. It is really green.

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You said your son picked the colors? I’m going out on a limb and postulate that he’s a fan of “The Hulk”. Bold choice.

Randy

 

[Dave]

There’s some real nice stuff on BAT. Lately some clean stock stuff like KSM’s that are not making reserve. This one looks like a bit of lip stick on a pig. Currently at $60K.






It sold for $76,500!

 

[Dave]

This 4BT powered gem closed a couple days age. Turned into a show ending with hard feelings sale. Someone got lucky in my opinion. Read the comments. cant imagin how much was spent on that build.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-ford-bronco-243/

Especially in light of that $76K sale we discussed above.

 

[toddz69]

There’s some real nice stuff on BAT. Lately some clean stock stuff like KSM’s that are not making reserve. This one looks like a bit of lip stick on a pig. Currently at $60K.


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It sold for $76,500!

Yeah, somebody's going to be disappointed when they get home and see the rust in those inner fenders. And God forbid they take it on a trail and flex it out a bit.

Todd Z.

 

[toddz69]

This 4BT powered gem closed a couple days age. Turned into a show ending with hard feelings sale. Someone got lucky in my opinion. Read the comments. cant imagin how much was spent on that build.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-ford-bronco-243/

Especially in light of that $76K sale we discussed above.

I'm glad you brought that up. Somebody's going to be p#ssed off there but I'm glad it happened the way I think it did. It appears the seller had the previous owner bid it up in hopes of raising the selling price and then the plan backfired and the previous owner ended up being the new owner since BaT chipped in some $$ to make the deal. If that's the case, then the former/new owner is going to pay a buyer's fee on a truck that he wasn't buying in the first place....curious how that all plays out in the background.

Todd Z.