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Bronco of the Day: Candy Apple Red '74

 

Today's Bronco del dia is a 1974 Wagon with a sweet candy Apple Red paint job.

Power comes from a fuel injected Ford Motorsport crate 347, which pumps out 400 horsepower. It’s backed up by a 5-speed manual transmission, which spin the 35-inch Mickey Thompson tires. Needless to say, it required cut fenders and a 3-inch lift to fit properly.

Bronco Barn Finds: 1972 Mallard Wagon

 Here we have a beat up 1972 U15 Wagon. It is missing some parts, has some rust and body damage, but would be an excellent basis for a project.

The VIN shows this Bronco was built in December of 1972 and originally wore a Mallard Green Metallic, it was repainted a lighter shade of green at some point.

The motor is a 302 and someone put headers on it, which is about the only modification that I can spot in the pictures.

1/25 Scale Bronco Models part 3: Bumpers and Roll Cages

 More parts for the Revell classic Bronco

This month we'll look at roll cages, bumpers and nerf bars

Fireball has three different styles of cages

Olson Brother also has a very detailed roll cage

Bumpers and nerf bars

While you could fashion your own nerf / step bars from styrene, why bother when you can order these from Olson Brothers?

They also have this set of rock sliders that mount under the rocker panels

Olson Brothers just released this set of rocker covers with built in nerf bars

When it comes to bumpers, you have to check out this set from Fireball, they are a copy of the famous Protofab bumpers and come in high and low winch mount and with or without a spare tire carrier

These old school tube bumpers are available from Olson Brothers

This set of "plain" bumpers is from Fireball

Olson Brothers also offers this "legendary winch bumper" kit which comes with the front and rear bumpers and a very detailed Warn 8274 winch

Another option is to keep the stock bumper and add the "Cactus Smasher" push bar that Fireball designed for the Baja Bronco kit. Bill Stroppe sold these in his catalog, so they are an accurate, period correct accessory even for a non-Baja Bronco

If going the stock bumper route you may also consider the Stroppe hitch, this was also an offering in the catalog as well as standard equipment on the Baja Bronco

Another option for hitches come from Scenes Unlimited

Fireball also offers this winch bumper, no pictures of the actual unit, just this drawing

This last winch bumper is from Olson Brothers and also fits their 8274 "legendary" winch. It is shown on a Scout II, but it also fits the Revell Bronco