Craziest thing you've ever seen when looking at a used Bronco?

[snipes243]

Got a story with that?

My father and I went to look at this bronco somewhere in Virginia at an old farm of sorts. We get there start looking at the bronco everything is normal then a cop shows up. which was odd cause the house was a decent ways off the road. The owner/seller let us kept looking at the bronco, while he went to talk to the officer. After a few mins they both come back up to the bronco, at this point we start asking questions about the bronco, then the out know where the officer starts to ask questions about the bronco. At this point the owner was acting strange, so we figured it was time to leave. As we turn to walk to the car the officer whips out the handcuff and locks the owner up. At the this point the seller yells out to us "if you have an questions or an offer my brother can finalize everything". The whole thing was crazy odd, He must have had a warrant for his arrest, but the cop let him continue his business. We did make an offer on it later we figured he need bail money, but never heard back. Writing this man I miss the days when you could go look at a running bronco with just a little bit of rust for like 3K.

 

[Spaggyroe]

When I bought my current 69 project, I was loading it on to my trailer when a couple in the apartment next door erupted into what I would call a "full throttle screaming match".

I didn't see or hear anything worse than screaming, but it was pretty weird and awkward.

 

[724x4bronco]

Went to go look at a FSB in a town that's not the best but does have some good sections. Of course it happens to be in the absolute worst part of town. I pull up, talk to the owner and he tells me it in the back yard of the house next door. This house, clearly a drug house. Windows blown out, siding falling off, drug addicts stumbling around, people dancing in the street (100% true lol) and of course a constant flow of cars stopping, running inside to pick up the good stuff, and leaving. I take a look at the bronco, decide ill take it. Its absolute pouring rain and I have to back my truck and trailer down this long narrow driveway. Of course the bronco doesn't run, as I'm trying to winch it up on the trailer the druggies catch on to what I'm doing and start yelling out of the windows asking for money etc and begin to come outside and start approaching (it looked like the thriller music video lol), on the outside I'm acting calm and collected but of course on the inside Im like WTF get me out of here. As I'm winching the steering wheel locks, i fumble around to get the stupid thing unlocked, get it up on the trailer, throw one strap on it and take the hell off lol. of course I stopped down the road and actually strapped it but I often ask myself why the hell I did that lol.

 

[myclsic69]

On my tear down the drivers side floor board was a Power Rangers Pop corn tin,
and let's not forget the beach towel stuffed along the bottom of the tailgate for support of all the plastic filler!

 

[Master Chief]

About 20 years ago, I went to look at a '71 EB in Eastport. The town is on Moose Island, located at the most eastern point in Maine. The seller listed the Bronco as in good shape with little rust %) for $3500.00, photos included. I called to confirm and was told the same regarding its condition so I left home for an eight hour round trip drive with cash in my pocket.

As I pulled up in their driveway I seen a somewhat light blue Bronco. The majority of the body was rust and the top was not on it. The seller and I started walking around the rig. He said he used it for hunting last fall and did not put the top back on afterwards. There was shag house carpet laid down from the firewall to what was left of the tailgate. Standing at the rear drivers side corner, I pulled the carpet up and was looking down at my boots! No way that thing rotted out in one winter! A minute or two passed and I told him that I wish he were honest with me about the actual condition to save me from a day of driving and wasting my time.