With restored and resto-modded examples of K5 Chevy Blazers now bringing large bucks, may the collector-car group’s embrace of full-size Ford Broncos be shut at hand? Seems to be that approach. As proof, try the near-$80,000 asking value for this 1979 Ford Bronco Ranger XLT, on provide right here on eBay by a traditional automotive vendor in Michigan.
Based mostly on the then-current Ford F-series, the full-size Bronco changed the now-iconic authentic Bronco in 1978. The mannequin was produced, with one main redesign, by 1996. These large Broncos lengthy stood within the shadow of their smaller predecessors, not less than within the eyes of collectors. However now they look like coming into their very own.
This 1979 Bronco is alleged to have been handled to a “nut-and-bolt restoration,” and it actually presents properly. We’re digging the period-perfect two-tone brown-and-tan livery, which is repeated on the inside. Mainly, this truck is brown and tan for days.
As a Ranger XLT, it additionally has a elaborate inside with carpet that runs up the door panels and woodgrain trim. Air-con and an aftermarket stereo have been added. When you raise off the highest, although, the latter turns into rather more necessary than the previous.
Underneath the hood is a 351-cubic-inch V8 that carries a 1973 construct date. It has been mildly modded and options an MSD ignition coil and distributor. The 351 is paired with a column-shifted three-speed automated and, naturally, four-wheel drive.
With the brand new Ford Bronco stoking the fires of Bronco Fever, we’ll seemingly see extra curiosity in classic Broncos from this period. What can be actually cool can be to see a few of this wild two-toning on the brand new Bronco as properly.
