Classic Broncos: Bronco of the Day: K Bar S 1972 Tribute

Todays Bronco of the Day is a tribute to a shop that not only built and supplied Bronco parts to a lot of Bronco owners back in the day, but also built Broncos.

Much like Bill Stroppe's Long Beach, CA shop, the team at K Bar S in Las Vegas was building Broncos for desert racing which slowly became a business when other Bronco owners wanted to upgrade the equipment on their rigs.

There is no way to know how many Broncos received the K Bar S touch, but we do know that this isn't one of them

The owner bought the Bronco as a "barn find" it was white and in need of some TLC.

The owner decided to sand the white repaint down to the original Sea Pine Green, but circumstances required a repaint.

So the Bronco was stripped down and repainted, then the paint was aged by sanding it down, so some primer showed through and then the K Bar S lettering was added. This was followed by several coats of matte clear.

The Bronco already had some retro equipment on it, so he enhanced the look with some extra 70s-80s parts.

It has a 4-speed toploader conversion (which K Bar S used to sell under part # TL 100 along with the shifter #TL 104). Some K Bar S traction bars (#KS 530) sit out back. He also has the front axle truss (#KS 520) waiting to be installed.

The K Bar S tire cover looks too good to be original, but the owner didn't say if it was a reproduction or an original.

A Stroppe roll bar was restored (including the sticker) and added as was the Stroppe style sliding windows.

A set of vintage aluminum wagon wheels, stainless vent shades and a Warn winch bumper housing a vintage 8274 winch.

He even gave it a name, which was common with the rigs built by K Bar S.....he called it "Rattler"

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To complete the look, he also had the moniker painted on the glove box door

...and the driver's side sticker "Off Road Prep by K Bar S"

Above you can see the freshly painted Sea Pine Green paint, below is where they sanded it down before applying the K Bar S signature lettering....also note the freshly painted Stroppe roll bar minus the sticker...