Driving the Bronco I bought for my dad has made me want one for myself. There's something cool about driving these Broncos that is hard to describe to someone who hasn't driven one. So I started looking for a clean original uncut Bronco for myself. My cousin, who also likes Bronco's, texted me a craigslist ad for a 71 Uncut rust free bronco in Idaho. I called the guy selling it and I felt this was the truck for me so I told him I would buy for what he was asking for it. Grabbed some cash, hooked up the trailer and got on the road just hours after talking to him. It was 10 hours each way and so worth it!
The story gets better. This Bronco was being sold by two guys that we're "helping" or you might even say flipping it. The owner is 89 years old and has Parkinson. They are making a couple grand on the deal, but don't know anything about the truck or Broncos. I was told it was rust free on the phone, but I had no idea Broncos could even be this RUST FREE unless brand new. I loaded it up on the trailer and headed home with a completely original uncut rust free bronco. I was so happy!
Upon getting home I start going through the bronco and noticed in the glove box a little card with a metal plate. It says Ownercard and had the original owners info and date it was put it service. I doubled checked the name with the name on the title and it matched! My thoughts were this could even be a 1 owner truck! A quick google search gave me a phone number and with a few minutes I was on the phone with the original owners wife. She was super nice and explained to me that her husband will have some issues with staying on track with his thoughts (because of the Parkinson), but I was welcome to talk to him. He gets on the phone and we talk to about 20 minutes. He tells me the exact salesman name he bought it from and the dealer, all the little things he's done with it over the years and that it has always (100% of the time) been stored inside a dry garage. He had lots of stories and answered ever question I had. I will stay in touch with him.
So here's a few photos of my new Bronco.
One quick question. I'm not planning on driving this anytime soon. I'm going to take the motor out and restore it to factory new along with all the engine bay. Should I leave the title in the original owners name and keep it (at least on paper) a one owner? More than likely I will only drive it a couple times a year and I can get temp plates for that.
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