Bronco Vanity Plates 2

 

We will get this party started with three 1973 Baja Broncos....

This one is hard to read, but it is JOLTSEB, Jolt is perhaps the owner's last name (or maybe he is an electrician?) and EB of course is short for Early Bronco

VIVA OLY is in reference the Big Oly Bronco, which ironically was not a Bronco...

This IS a Bronco, but it is NADA JEEP

A fan of Annie? Perhaps it is his favorite farewell?

for those youngsters that don't understand, it is in reference to Heinz ketchup & sauces of which there are supposed to be 57 varieties....the term has been used to describe anything made up of many parts from different cars or donors, the Bronco is a 1967 and was built from parts from different years and places...thus the HYNZ 67 moniker 

This one is anyone's guess...

1/25 Scale Bronco Models part 1 Lift Kits

If you are planning on building a Revell 1/25 scale model Bronco, then you will want to read this whole post. I have uncovered a vast array of aftermarket parts to make your model more realistic.

For a long time, Bronco owners wondered why no one made a 1/24-1/25 scale model of the classic Bronco.

There were a couple of companies that made resin body kits, that required other kits to complete (using a Scout or Jeepster model kit??).

These kits were not the best, they were not accurate nor complete, one of the kits used leaf springs for the front axle...but it was all we had for a while

Sometime around 2015 or so, Revell came out with a 1/25 scale plastic model of the classic Bronco.

The kit came with a Stroppe style roll bar and double shocks, alluding to what was coming next, the Stroppe Baja Bronco

Then they produced a 1/2 Cab pickup style with a VW powered off-road race buggy/sand rail

Now we finally had a kit that was mostly accurate and complete.

It didn't take long for the aftermarket model parts suppliers to begin making parts for them.

We'll start with a Baja Bronco kit from Fireball Model Works, it allows you to convert the standard Bronco kit into a very accurate Baja Bronco (we'll discuss this later). All of the parts are available separately as well

next we'll look at lift kits:

Bolide Plastic Motor Works offers this upgrade kit which includes a 3" lift, 32" tires, winch bumper and gas cans, see it here

Olson Brothers offers several lift kit options, including the one below, a 5.5" scale lift with long radius arms

The kit also includes the aftermarket front shock hoop and more realistic looking springs. They also offer it in a 3.5" lift.

This is the complete 3.5" lift from Fireball Model Works, it is complete with longer shocks and springs

There are also body lift kits available, this one is from Olson Brothers, it comes in 1" and 2" scale lifts

Fireball offers this 2" body lift kit

Bronco Barn Finds: 1966 Snow Plow

 Another 1966 Barn Find......I guess it makes sense that the older ones are more likely to be found in poor shape.

This 1966 Wagon was found in Minnesota where it apparently served as a snow plow for a Ford dealership (what 4wd rig in Minnesota hasn't??).

The original color was Caribbean Turquoise, my favorite factory color. Someone painted it Harbor Blue, probably to match the other dealership service vehicles.

The rig appears mostly complete, but rusty, which is typical of any vehicle more than 5 years old in Minnesota.

Random Bronco Pictures VII