Why did you buy a Bronco?

[bosshoff]

Simple infatuation.

 

[22213evl]

bought my bronco because I have always loved th EBs. original plans were to get a 78 79 bronco. but I like the style and size of the 1st gen better.
I do about 70/30 off/on road

 

[Broncoman]

I bought mine because i was 14 and could get two Broncos for the price of one toyota landcrusier and boy am i glad that i didnt go the other way. Not to many people can they still have there first car 10 years after they bought it.

June of 2009 will be mine and my broncos 10th anniversary.;D%) It was my first vehicle. So I guess I am one of the few.

Mine was my Daily Driver for 2 1/2 years. Then it moved into occasional driver. Now it is mostly off road with some driving just for fun.

 

[Scoop]

. . . I'd vote show truck, but I have no intentions of driving it to shows and sitting in a chair all day while people look at it. I'm building it to drive it whenever I can.

I drive mine. I wheel mine. And I show mine! I think you'll be missing a fun experience if you refuse to take it to any shows. Try DRIVING it to All Fords in Carlisle next June. You look like you are doing a great job on restoration and you'll probably get lots of lookers and compliments. We usually get 20 or so Broncos there and it's fun just hanging out and talking to other Bronco people. I agree, JUST going to shows and sitting all day gets old and is why I got out of Mustangs, but with the Bronco this is just one of the experiences you can have.

 

[71 LUBER]

I drive mine. I wheel mine. And I show mine! I think you'll be missing a fun experience if you refuse to take it to any shows. Try DRIVING it to All Fords in Carlisle next June. You look like you are doing a great job on restoration and you'll probably get lots of lookers and compliments. We usually get 20 or so Broncos there and it's fun just hanging out and talking to other Bronco people. I agree, JUST going to shows and sitting all day gets old and is why I got out of Mustangs, but with the Bronco this is just one of the experiences you can have.

If it's done for June, I'll drive it over and check out a day in Carlisle. My goal is ready to drive to Summit for Truckfest in September. Not to park it and show it but drive it over and check some things out.

My weekends are too busy with mountain biking, playing hockey, the occasional round of golf, yard work etc to be sitting at car shows

 

[73stallion]

my dad had one of the first 1966's built. he had a home made wooden top on it covered in vinyl with plexiglass windows, and it looked like it had bounced off every tree in colorado! he had a 250 in it out of a maverick, he had to put a 3.5" lift on to clear the pan and cut a hole in the hood for the air cleaner. it took us everywhere we wanted to go, and probably some places we didn't. ever since then they've had the ultimate cool factor to me.

 

[johnmlebel]

My Dad Raced His 67 And Thats What Got Me Is Seeing All The Trophys And Pics From Then

 

[trailpsycho]

Yeah, an EB would be perfect for towing your Jetski trailer. Jumping stand-up jetskis...pretty cool. What would not be cool is to be hit by the ski on the way back down... I am sure it happens.

Why did I buy one? I thought they were very cool...there was a red roadster that I saw parked at a grocery alot (no roll bar, uncut--red--very cool). Plus, I grew up during the expos'es of the 80s when 20/20 and 60 minutes ingrained footage of Jeep roll-overs deep into my brain. The Bronco would be more stable, it seemed to me at the time....a few years later after graduating college, it was my time.

I like to think of a Bronco as a 4WD muscle car... You can drive it hard around town, wheel it, take road trips...it does it all with unique style and its larger (than Jeeps) and can be built to ride better than Jeeps, Scouts and Chevys. Did I mention how much better they look as well? HD drivetrains...its a no brainer. Good luck.

 

[daddyg]

June of 2009 will be mine and my broncos 10th anniversary.;D%) It was my first vehicle. So I guess I am one of the few.

Mine was my Daily Driver for 2 1/2 years. Then it moved into occasional driver. Now it is mostly off road with some driving just for fun.

10th.. You child.. ;D

Like Anky I got mine for my first car but it's been 26 years for me... It was my daily driver for about 2 years. Now it's trail only. But I have acquired a few others since then..

 

[bmc69]

All of the above..I can't check every box in yr poll and I have one for every category.;D

 

[Spot]

I wanted one for 11 years before finally getting serious about buying one. Then it took another nine months to find one in the condition and one that had the mods I wanted.

I’m sure there’s been a thread on this subject but there is a point where the trailer queen meets the car show queen and that was where I wanted to start looking. Of course everyone has there opinion of what that is but I’m pretty satisfied with what I ended up with. My advice would be to buy more on the stock/street legal side and build it towards what you want. Regardless, it will never be "completed".

Good luck

 

[Viperwolf1]

My first one was meant to be a hunting rig. My current bronco is a jack of all trades.

 

[357Bronco]

The flavor of this site is mostly street/ mild off road. Then it's the hard core wheelers. Followed by the show/ street rigs. There's a small group who play in the sand/mud, that's where I fit in. Only it's not in the dunes, but 300' at a time. I managed to slowly ( over 20+ years ) go from fully functioning street legal Bronco to Bronco that has only one purpose and needs the assistance of a trailer to do what it does best. Like what was said earlier, they're like the muscle cars of the four wheel drive world, and that's why I have always had Broncos, plus the awsomeness that goes with driving them.

 

[tasker]

SHOW/STREET rig? you're making me blush

 

[357Bronco]

SHOW/STREET rig? you're making me blush

I went to one show this year, and your Bronco was in it.

 

[CDHUNTER]

I was a ford guy who wanted something I didn't see on the road everyday that had to be convertible.

I'd had a motorcycle that I had laid over and decided the risk was just too great. The next toy was a street legal rail buggy (vw powered) that was a very tight fit but extremely unusual. It was lots of fun but I didn't have a good place to keep it so half the time I went to get in it the seats was wet or something else had weathered poorly and broke.

Thus I needed an open to sunshine cruiser that my big butt could fit into easily but I could park in the driveway without it falling down around itself. Sounds like a jeep except every Tom, Dick and Harry has jeeps and I just couldn't stray from a ford. Thus the bronco. Oh yeah, Crazy Horse on Trucks put me on the trail while I was looking for ideas.

 

[broncotom]

My brother-in-law bought a jeep and I had to one up him so I bought a Bronco. Well, thats partly true, I've always loved the look of the EB and I found one when I was 19 that I just had to have. don't know what i ever did without it

 

[76MaBronco]

I had one that I used as payment for my wifes engagement ring...told her from that day I'd buy another one...8 years later I bought the one I have now...and tomorrow I might get two more...and make them lawn ornaments, Right BG?

 

[DonsBolt]

When I was 16 my fathers company had a old rotted out bronco, 170, 3 on the tree, etc they used to plow the parking lot, and run little erands with. When I go my licence he told me I could have it if I worked in the warehouse, and pay him a few hunded bucks for it. At the same time he had a 76 bronco that he drove.

Even though it was a peice of shit, heat never really worked, had no power, used more oil than gas, I still loved it, and have never been able to get these trucks out of my mind. After fixing it up a little I sold it a few years later to a guy who was going to use it to plow his parking lot. Well the next year we got no snow, and he asked me if I wanted it back. So I bought it agai, drove it through college, and then sold it again.

Ever since then I allways wanted another one, so a five years ago I found the one I have now, and even though mine isn't anything real special, I love it. I also have a 700HP Lightning, drag/show truck, but I still drive the Bonco much more than the Lightning.

Plus I can tell you one thing, Chicks dig broncos ;D

 

[76MaBronco]

Especially young ones that cut fan belts in front of gas stations...Sorry Don, couldn't resist...