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- Alpharetta, GA
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- classiccars.com
These early ford broncos have truly carved themselves a hot little niche in the classic car and truck market. I have now owned over 50 of these 1966-1977 ford broncos and have seen the market climb 10-20% a year for the past 5 years. People of all ages seem to admire them and i have become a huge fan as well. Like any classic, the challenge is finding one that has not been abused, rusted out, or restored by amateurs. Well, this amazing 1971 ford bronco truly met all of those challenges and then some! Having originally been delivered to the atlanta district sales office territory 21 as indicated on the original id tag in the glove box, i was told this sky view beauty spent most, if not all its life in alabama. It was extremely well cared for and received a professional, frame-off restoration about 3 years ago. It truly looks like the restoration was just completed last week!!! With so many of these early broncos being lifted, with cut rear fenders, it is a breath of fresh air when someone keeps them as original as this one. The original 302 v8 was rebuilt at the same time and has under 5000 miles since the rebuild. Part of the nostalgia is shifting this baby using the original 3-speed on the column shifter. One of the few modifications was a great improvement to the braking thanks to a power front disc brake set up that was added. I drove this bronco about 40 miles this weekend and it truly drove amazing. I cruised down the highway at 65-70 mph effortlessly with just one hand on the steering wheel, waving at folks who were giving me the thumbs up. I brought this sweet bronco to a huge sunday morning cruise-in and it drew crowds all morning. The gentleman who bought it after the restoration 3 years ago was quite sad to see it go, but a growing retail business required some additional capital. He kept this baby in a climate controlled garage and only pulled it out on sunny days to go for a drive through the country, an ice cream run with the kids, or to the local shows where it took first place trophies several times. Needing to sell it was a bummer for him, but extremely lucky for the next owner... This bronco is also advertised on my website and several others. As i mentioned, this uncut '71 bronco lived a great life in the sunny state of alabama. As result, it still wears all of its original sheet metal and this baby received a professional, frame-off restoration about 3 years ago bringing it back to its original glory! The body is extremely straight and overall the body is truly near flawless. It was painted in the original sky view blue color which looks fantastic. I would characterize the paint job as extremely good and worthy of the local shows and cruise-ins but not over the top trailer queen level. Hey, this is a ford bronco and chances are the paint looks as good if not better than it did in 1971 when it was on the showroom floor. All of the chrome trim, bumpers, emblems look outstanding. Other than a few very tiny chips i would say the body on this blue beauty is near flawless. Hopefully the next lucky owner will get to enjoy this awesome bronco with the hard top off as much as possible. Painted in the correct wimbledon white color with a new head liner. All of the glass is in great shape. Front buckets and original rear seat were recovered and are very comfortable showing no wear. These broncos were true utility vehicles so the interiors had a clean minimalist look to them. The dash looks great with new knobs and a nice bezel around the steering column. A fantastic retro sound digital stereo was added in the stock radio hole. It has blue tooth and a wireless mic. I also have the original am radio that will come with the truck. I added a great looking black carpet kit throughout the floor of the bronco for a more finished look. The inside floor of this bronco was lined in a color matched bed liner and looked great but i prefer the clean look of the carpet. Original steering wheel has a vintage vinyl padded wrap around it for comfort. Gauges are very clear and everything appears to be functioning correctly. I did notice the speedometer was jumping around a bit once i was over 70 mph but otherwise seemed to be spot on. Seat belts for both driver and passenger and there is one seat belt installed in the rear and another could be added if desired. Well, no disappointments!!! Under the massive hood sits the original 302 v8 that was pulled at the time of restoration and completely rebuilt to stock specs. I just put about 40 miles on this bronco and it drives as nice, if not nicer than any of the previous 50+ broncos i have had the pleasure of driving. This motor pulls strong through all 3 gears and sounds great doing it thanks to the flow master single exhaust. One of the true benefits of an original, stock, uncut bronco that has not been lifted is that it drives and handles so nicely. I literally cruised at 70 mph with one hand on the steering wheel with no issues. Steering, while manual, is much more responsive than the power steering some have. My experience is that most of the old broncos with power steering have quite a bit of play in the steering while the manual steering on this one has none. A great upgrade that was added by the previous owner was the addition of power front disc brakes. This bronco stops effortlessly and is truly a joy to drive!!! The 3-speed manual on the column is actually a lot of fun and shifts smoothly. 4 wheel drives engages properly. Great set of goodyear wrangler all terrain tires wrapped around original style wheels and hub caps fill the wheel wells nicely and provide a smooth ride. It is set up to drive and enjoy and runs nice and cool. Someone is going to be extremely satisfied when this one arrives to their driveway!!! The undercarriage is equally as impressive as the top side of this bronco. Floorpans are about as nice as i have seen and the entire undercarriage has been very nicely detailed and is worthy of placing mirrors under it.
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