Yesterday I featured a vintage Toyota truck, so today I thought I'd give you guys (my three readers) a vintage American truck. Okay, so the Bronco isn't really a truck, but it certainly isn't a passenger car. Noticeably smaller than the last iteration of the Bronco made, the first generation was quite a bit more compact than those that followed it.
When the first generation made it to production in 1966, the SUV craze was a lot different that when it is today. There were trucklets and true off-road vehicles competing for market share instead of the yuppified rolling technotrucks that clog dealer lots today. Back then, vehicles like the International Scout and Jeep CJ were off-road vehicles, and they didn't need park distance control to be able to function in city life.
When the Bronco was redesigned in 1977, though, it was based off the Ford F-Series, a platform it would keep for the rest of its life. This new truck was substantially bigger than the first generation. It did, however, allow it to compete with a new set of vehicles, including the GM K5 Blazer/Jimmy K15 twins and the Dodge Ramcharger/Plymouth Trailduster twins. While the Ramcharger died in 1993, Ford's Bronco soldiered on till the end of the 1996 calendar year. The GM competition would cease production in 1999.
This particular Bronco was in relatively good shape throughout. The paint was very nice overall, although the body showed signs of being a Minnesota vehicle. Like many other vehicles that share the citie's roads, this classic Ford had rust seeping through the rockers on both sides. The wheels had their original hubcaps on, which I thought was pretty cool; usually these thing are lifted and have generic beadlocks thrown on them.
One thing that did stand out on this truck, however, was the fact that it had a baby seat in it. This little seat suggests the owner is family man, or at least has a kid. Props to the owner for not lugging the little one around in a cookie cutter blandmobile.
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