Green Broncos

 Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Green is a color often associated with the classic Bronco, every single year of production included at least one green color. During three years Ford offered 5 different green choices (73, 75 & 77), there were (depending on your definition of green) 24 different colors of green offered during the 11-year production run. 

Boxwood Green holds the distinction of being offered the most with 4 years while Grabber Green, Yucatan Gold, Seafoam Green, Samoa Lime, Ivy Glow and Village Green were only offered one year each.

Usually at least one green color was carried over to the next year, except for 1975, that year all the green hues were new.

 Here they are, all 24 in order of appearance:

1966: Holly Green

1967: Holly Green, Lunar Green

1968: Holly Green, Lunar Green, Boxwood Green

1969: Lunar Green, Boxwood Green, Norway Green, New Lime

1970: Boxwood Green, Norway Green, New Lime, Yucatan Gold (looks more green than gold)

1971: Boxwood Green, Seafoam Green, Mallard Green, Grabber Green

1972: Mallard Green, Seapine Metallic Green, Winter Green

1973: Mallard Green, Seapine Metallic Green, Winter Green, Limestone Metallic Green, Bright Lime 

1974: Ivy Glow, Limestone Metallic Green, Village Green, Samoa Lime

1975: Glen Green, Dark Jade Metallic, Medium Glow Green, Baytree Green, Hatteras Green Metallic

1976: Glen Green, Dark Jade Metallic, Medium Glow Green, Hatteras Green Metallic

1977: Dark Jade Metallic, Light Jade, Silver Metallic, Medium Emerald, Jade Glow

Bronco Barn Find 1966 Half Cab

I didn't get much information with this picture, it appears to be a 1966 1/2 Cab, based on the rear tail-light lens. It looks like the original color may have been Wimbledon White and then repainted an aqua color. Caribbean Turquoise was a color option in 1966, but that would not explain the white paint showing underneath, of course that could be primer from some previous repairs.

Bronco Babes #49

 

Where are they now? Pt. 2 Dune Duster/Wildflower

 

Dune Duster/Wildflower

Built by George and Sam Barris in Hollywood California during the Spring/Summer of 1965, the show Bronco toured the Car Show and New Auto Show circuits through 1970.

In 1970 it was given a facelift and a new name: Wildflower. The Bronco toured through 1971 and then disappeared, its current whereabouts are not known

If you have any knowledge of what became of the Dune Duster/Wildflower, please comment below

Random Bronco Pics #48