Famous Broncos part 1

Today we will look at Broncos that are famous for one reason or another...

This will be a multi-part series, there are several to go over.

We should start with one of the most famous Broncos...The Big Oly Bronco.

Although not really much of a Bronco, it was built on a two-wheel drive concept vehicle, custom suspension was added, a 351 Windsor motor, automatic transmission (before Ford began offering them in a Bronco....again this was more of a 2wd truck), custom suspension and custom body. About the only thing it shares with a real Classic Bronco is its shadow.... See the detailed story here

The iconic Bronco has been the subject of a few tribute Broncos

This one dates back to 1966, to help the new Bronco get exposure Ford had custom car builder George Barris (of the Batmobile fame) build a customized roadster called the "Dune Duster". Ford displayed the Bronco at car shows and promotional events

  

This next one is famous for being built on TV. The Discovery Channel had a show on for a few seasons called Monster Garage, hosted by Jesse James, the owner of West Coast Choppers.
At any rate, they took a standard Classic Bronco and turned it into a rock climbing, 4 wheel steering rock buggy.

 This next one is famous because it helped launch a business, if you know who James Duff is then you probably have heard of or even seen the Pony Express Bronco. I have seen it in person, it was just out of the shop, freshly restored to its 1970's glory.

This one was in a movie....although you may not have seen it, this is from the 2008 movie Role Models

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