Yes, I’d almost forgotten about this baby. I’m not as big a fan of the old Ford Bronco as I am of the newer one. Maybe it’s because the original Bronco was before my (off-roading) time. Back in the day, I was a big Ford fan, but my fandom was limited to Mustangs and Cobras. If it was blue and came with stripes, or Wimbledon White with two blue stripes … or, heck, even black with gold stripes and said GT350H on it I was in love.
But, looking back, Ford has always seemed to understand where the company came from. Even today, they support old Mustang and 1940 coupe body repops.
The original Bronco was a neat vehicle, and this model stays true to it’s retro origin. It’s a beautiful rig … although I’d want to see it in Guards blue with a white top. Maybe one of those new Coyote V8s under the hood mated to a manual transmission. Well … maybe. They did bring back the Mustang fastback!
From Four Wheeler:
If you’re a fan of early Broncos, and everyone except hardcore bow-tie guys are – you were probably excited when you saw Ford showcasing something with the Bronco nameplate on it back in 2004. Although the Bronco concept looked fairly aggressive, it was relatively tame as far as power figures go since it was supposed to be propelled by a 128 Horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. We really aren’t all that impressed by that or the fact that it seemed to have IFS as well as IRS, but rather that Ford is not above building such an awesome retro off-road SUV.
In our opinion, it would be great if Ford built something similar to the early Bronco, maybe even a bit roomier than the first generation ones but as long as they offered it with a 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 and solid front and rear axles, it would be one hell of an SUV! The biggest issue we think could prevent Ford from building this is that the vast majority of new truck buyers want a crew cab even if they end up riding by themselves 99-percent of the time. Aside from this we think it would be awesome to see Ford jump into an off-road competition for supremacy against Jeep by building a retro Bronco to compete against the Wrangler JK. Ford, your move!
You can read the whole “Eleven Off-Road Concepts That Should Exist” article HERE.