Dennis Collins Coffee Walk, Saving two Stroppes!

[gnsteam]

Just posted to YouTube.

 

[Bajabrewer]

Very Cool! Thanks for the link - this just shows there are still undiscovered Baja's out there. Both have 3 gas tanks & I've never seen a Bronco with a filler positioned right over the original rear tank filler? I wonder if the tank is in the bed of the truck? Wish they had opened the back & showed the inside.

 

[ared77]

Very cool!

 

[carter2772]

I'm not a Baja know all, but are they both Stroppe ?

 

[gnsteam]

The 75 seems a little questionable. Maybe Todd or Andrew can shed some light on theses two.

 

[okie4570]

The 75 seems a little questionable. Maybe Todd or Andrew can shed some light on theses two.

U15GLV65953 and U15GLV65956 are on the Stroppe Registry. This one is U15GLV65955 I would say it's legit unless seeing the special order DSO or lack of says otherwise.

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Possibly it was in production for the Stroppe conversion when they parted ways with Ford, and never got all the goodies?
Here’s a screenshot of the Marti from the video. It’s U15GLV65955. .

 

[trailerjack]

Man, that guy comes across all kinds of incredible stuff. He seems pretty genuine, but have never interacted with him.

 

[toddz69]

Man, that guy comes across all kinds of incredible stuff. He seems pretty genuine, but have never interacted with him.

He seems like a nice enough guy - and he likes to talk! . I was on a panel with him at Barrett-Jackson a few years ago and he talked more than anyone else in the group.

Todd Z.

 

[toddz69]

The 75 seems a little questionable. Maybe Todd or Andrew can shed some light on theses two.

I can't really shed any light on them other than what we see in the video. It appears from the Martis that they're both real Bajas. I couldn't tell for sure but I think the '75s shock brackets are there - just that the second shocks themselves were missing.

Andrew is the true expert of course on these and can shed more info. As I recall, the '75s were more of a hodgepodge than previous years in terms of what they put on them.

Todd Z.

 

[markatherton]

The 75 we had at our shop was very simi9lar to this one...very light on options.

 

[trailerjack]

He seems like a nice enough guy - and he likes to talk! . I was on a panel with him at Barrett-Jackson a few years ago and he talked more than anyone else in the group.

Todd Z.

ha ha ha. He's probably just gonna flip those huh?

 

[BajaBronco]

He "sold them within 20 minutes" of posting the video apparently. After first offering them to a mutual friend of ours.

BajaBrewer - tank is in the bed on that one. My Tampico had same set up during gas crisis.

Yes, the 75 Bajas - some are loaded some are not. One is even uncut, but with a Stroppe rollbar. Lots of the time, if in original paint you'll note that a 75 will have an all black hood and white rear flares. That's a Post-Bill Stroppe conversion. Bill wouldn't have let them out the door unfinished like that.

It's fun to see Dennis learning about a new breed,, knowing enough to have Martis pulled on the cars, and learning how to pronounce Stroppe. I remember those days for myself in '94. I used to call them Stroppies.

Neat to see some more hi dollar collectors getting excited about Baja Broncos!

 

[Bajabrewer]

BajaBrewer - tank is in the bed on that one. My Tampico had same set up during gas crisis.

Dang! That's a big tank.

 

[77Bronco636]

That 73 looks to have the same roll cage as Jacks (Broncojack)…….pretty rare to see….

 

[markatherton]

Andrew do you know who ended up with these?

 

[toddz69]

That 73 looks to have the same roll cage as Jacks (Broncojack)…….pretty rare to see….

I thought it looked like a Smittybilt add-on but who knows...

Todd Z.

 

[fordguy]

Just posted to YouTube.

Sounds like he flipped them, not rescued. They were fine where they were lol. enjoyed the video.

 

[cactushorse]

That Marti reads nearly identical to mine.
Same options even the same order date.
Mine shows being built 105 days behind schedule..... wonder what that's about.

 

[BajaBronco]

I too think the front cage may not be a Stroppe unit. We'd have to have better shot of it up near the wiper cover....and also need to know why the glovebox door was loose - probably due to not closing with cage added to front....and the found units with front cage have working glovebox door.

I do know who has them now, but they wish to remain anonymous.

75 Baja Broncos are the end of the line so you'll see lots of variation there - I have detailed notes on nearly all the ones on the registry.