Met an original owner '67 today EDIT 6/7/24 - 10 years of ownership

[toddz69]

Total thumb in the wind on this one but based on what I've seen them selling for lately, I think this would be a $40-50K rig.

Todd Z.

 

[JefeAZ]

Easily $45K+. With the history and documented story it could bring more than most. Undercarriage and cowl are solid?

I bet he's kicking himself now, have you talked to him recently?

 

[thegreatjustino]

Easily $45K+. With the history and documented story it could bring more than most. Undercarriage and cowl are solid?

I bet he's kicking himself now, have you talked to him recently?

The only rust is in the driver floor pan at the seam where is ramps up to the firewall. He told me about it when he first showed it to me. When he had the Bronco painted in the early 90s, he had the body shop fiberglass over that area. Not the best repair, but it's still fairly solid after nearly 30 years.

As for seeing him, I talked to him earlier this year. He's told me what the education account he put the money into is up to, which has been a pretty good rate of return.

 

[JefeAZ]

Thats not bad. Are you thinking about selling?

Now show us this other one! What's the story on that?

 

[thegreatjustino]

The '67 is not for sale. I was curious what it would go for in today's market to get a benchmark for what the '77 might be worth.

The guy selling the '77 for his parents who are the original owners told me he'd take $40k, then two days later raised the price to $48k. Finally, yesterday, he told me he has a guy who's offered to buy it for $50k sight unseen. So, the price has increased by $10k in a week and all I've seen is one picture of it. I'm out. I don't play these silly games with constantly raising the price.

 

[thegreatjustino]

Thats not bad. Are you thinking about selling?

Now show us this other one! What's the story on that?

I have no clue the story about this between the time I was offered it a year and a half ago and today. It is however up for sale on Bring a Trailer. It'll be interesting to see how the final price comes in compared to the $40k - $50k pricing that was discussed a year and a half ago when I had the opportunity to purchase it.

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[thegreatjustino]

For those interested, I still have the original '67 that this thread was originally about. Looking into doing some floor pan work.

Treating rusty original floor pans

Some of you know I'm the second owner of a very original lifelong California Bronco. When it underwent a minor restoration back in 1992, the only rust was on the front floor pans. The driver side was worse than the passenger side and the crease going up toward the firewall was fiberglassed to...

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[sprdv1]

For those interested, I still have the original '67 that this thread was originally about. Looking into doing some floor pan work.

http://[URL]https://classicbroncos.com/forums/threads/treating-rusty-original-floor-pans.319861/

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Back to top for you sir.. good luck

 

[thegreatjustino]

10 years ago today I purchased this Bronco from the original owner who still lives down the street. 85 years old and still enjoys talking with me about it.

47 years, four months, and three days of ownership for the guy on the right. 10 years for the guy on the left.

 

[toddz69]

Nice shot - congrats on being a good steward of this rig!

Todd Z.

 

[lars]

Very cool, Justin, thanks for posting that!

 

[nvrstuk]

Great story Justin. Fun to see the pic of the two of you in the driveway in front of it.

 

[thegreatjustino]

Great story Justin. Fun to see the pic of the two of you in the driveway in front of it.

I don't know if you read through this whole thread, but the photos of the original owner and I with the Bronco are a recurring theme.

The first photo below was taken by Dave's wife the day I bought it from him (6/7/14).
Dave bought the Bronco on 2/4/67. The second photo was taken 2/4/17 - 50 years to the day that he bought it and drove it off the lot.
The third photo was taken Friday on the tenth anniversary of my purchasing it from the original owner.