Why did you buy a Bronco?

[don93063]

FWIW, the one I have has been in the family since it was new.
Dad bought it in April of 69 and it was his pride and joy.
Before he passed away this past Jan, he handed me the pink to it.
I love the looks from passerbys when Im out in it.
For some reason, there is something about the EB s.
Especially if they are unmolested.

 

[blubuckaroo]

I worked on a friend's Bronco in high school auto shop in 1970. Wanted one bad! We ordered ours in '77 when we found out they were going to quit making real Broncos. The real reason we were able to buy it? It was the cheapest ford available besides the Pinto. (true story) Just look at our baby now!

 

[SloppyDawg71]

I got mine after I saw a 71' in an issue of Field and Stream, I got one 2 years later when I was 14 and still have it, now I'm 24

 

[BronCowie]

Simple infatuation.

x2 Bosshoff. Stylin' in the worst way. My wife and I put a little time capsule in ours when I recently rebuilt our engine.

 

[777mechanic]

i bought mine because my best friend my son went to college , and i had no one to ride dirt bikes ,fish with or anything else so i've always wanted a convertible but can't touch the models i like so the bronco was the perfect choice . i've only owned fords so this is the most fun i can have alone.

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

We (my husband "broncoxraptor" and I) love off roading and I've always had an affinity for older trucks. I just needed an outlet for it since I never grew up with trucks. I met my husband and I fell in love with EB's as well as him haha. We use our 69 for mostly off roading and he uses it to get himself to work when it's too cold or in the off chance: rain, instead of the motorcycle. Plus EB's are so versatile.

Did I mention they just simply look cool? Haha.

Hopefully you find your's soon!! Keep looking in local craigslist.com, truck finders and you'll find one soon enough.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you going to be towing?

I bought mine for the chicks man, the chicks.

 

[luke1970]

cheers to that~

Yeah I couldnt vote either - I use mine for fun - weekend trips, nice day cruises, dogs, bikes, and the occasional "yeah, it'll go over/thru that".

It makes a great second car for those who want something different but don't want to spend a ton of money on some other overly hyped classic.

 

[kb6677]

Why?- First vehicle I drove around the hayfield by myself-'76 EB ranger(in '76). Wanted one ever since! I would post how old I was when I drove it but I guess my greying beard and receeding hairline give that away.....
I to have the sickness. You need a stocker just because their aren't that many unmolested left, one street/mild mod with lots of go power and then a trail rig-I have ammended that this year-trails were getting harder and more intense so we built another ford product beater to save the trail rig. Hopefully in the not to distant future another eb based trail rig will surface out of the skunkworks.

 

[garberz]

This is my third one. I've always been a ford guy since high school. I wish I had all three. They really are a 4WD muscle car, also they are getting rare and you just don't see many day to day anymore. But mostly it's the blue oval thing.

 

[eb66to77]

Yay! I am in the majority! I bought my Bronco to drive plain and simple. I am now weeding out the 33+ year old weak points on it so that I can enjoy it problem free.

 

[Wyldebill]

I bought mine in 1985, when I moved to Colorado. Thought it was a requirement to live here. Seems like everyone in Colorado owns one.

 

[wildbill]

As a toy to play with in very earley 70's then I bought a lot of them and sold used parts in so. ca. was a lot of fun met a lot of nice people. Im down to 2 broncos at this time the 66 bought in 72 and the 68 bought in85 and still like to play.;D ;D ;D Bill %) ;D

 

[Ohio Bronco 21]

I used to be way into vintage Mustangs but never could bring myself to drive them in the bad weather (nor would any sane person want too). The Broncos fit the bill. Good camping, towing, offroading, looking cool vehicle.

 

[302fix]

I used to be way into vintage Mustangs but never could bring myself to drive them in the bad weather ...

yup. Winter beater.

 

[73AnneBoleyn]

i've had a couple of broncos before, but they are gone. i wanted to get another one, not just to wheel, but also to learn about working on trucks. before i got Anne in april, i had never even changed the oil in a vehicle. now i've done that and sooo much more. they're fairly simple and straightforward, and i'm enjoying every minute of wrenching on her.

so i bought mine to wheel and wrench.

 

[HPaddict]

I bought mine in November of 2007. They PO finally sold it to me after turning down my offers for 10 years. I'm a hot rodder at heart that loves all the old school vehicles. I guess i was just born in the decade...

 

[Johnny]

I've only bought one Bronco in my life... but for some reason everybody keeps giving them to me...

 

[Casey835]

Love Ford, old Fords, Ford trucks, those rear uncut fenders on the bronc had an appeal to me. Almost bought a 64 4x4 truck. Had the uncut fenders with 44s. Nice looking truck. Like 62-66 had those fenders...right? I'm ford fan!

 

[Brian B]

Duh.....because they are friggin awesome.

 

[sean lalley]

if you drive a truck like your jet ski you realy need a eb you will fir in with the rest of the crazy people on this sit (me included)
get a few thow cause one aint enough