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We'll start this post with the most random Bronco picture ever

Over the years Peterson's 4 Wheel & Off Road did several classic Bronco dedicated issues

From the 1972 Clint Eastwood movie Eiger Sanction

Meanwhile on the Oregon coast

are Icelandic people that strong or just crazy?

We'll finish with this '66 U13 Roadster, which was used, abused, neglected and finally saved.

Bronco Vanity Plates 3

 Another round of classic Broncos with vanity plates, enjoy

Bronco Barn Find: '66 Blue Budd

 See what I did with the title there?

For those that don't know the first 200 or so Broncos body tubs in 1965 (66 model year) were not built by Ford. They were built by the Budd Company.

The Budd Company was a Detroit fabricator founded in 1912, they became a huge supplier to the Detroit automakers for custom parts and pieces for concept vehicles. They even (as in this case) provided complete bodies.

This 1966 Bronco falls into that 1st 200 Broncos ever built. As you can see it is in poor shape, but as long as you have the frame and VIN tag, all else can be rebuilt. Of course, that kind of ruins the idea of having an original Budd body.

1/25 Scale Bronco Models part 6: Tires and Wheels

 If you plan on building a modified Bronco or a tribute, you will want to upgrade the tires and wheels.

If you want to go the stock route and don't want to use the tires and wheels supplied with the kit, we don't blame you. The Revell wheels measure out to 13" scale, the '66 Broncos came with 15" or optional 16" wheels. Fireball Model Works has you covered. They have the correct scale 15" wheels and hub caps, plus they use the period correct Goodyear Suburbanite tires.

They will also sell you the matching spare and retaining plate

If you are looking for larger tires, there are many places to find tires & wheels online. You can also rob some other kits, a popular one is the MPC/AMT kits

They used a copy of the Formula Tires Desert Dog PVC tires in two sizes.

The ones on the Fall Guy/Deserter GMC pick-up were about 33-34" scale size

They were also used on a couple of the Jeepster Commando kits

A smaller version (30-31") of the same tire was used on the Jeep CJ kits

The new Jeep Rubicon kit has what are said to be 33" scale Goodyear M-T tires

Keep in mind the wheels on these kits may not work on the Revell Bronco and they don't have the correct bolt pattern (5 on 5.5")

Another option is to hop on over to Fireball Model Works

They have some excellent replica 10.00 series (about 30-31" scale size) Gates Commando XT tires, just like what came on the Baja Bronco

A popular tire and size are the BFG All-Terrain tire in 31 x 10.5 x 15"

If using a set of the tires above, Fireball has retro slotted mags in 15 x 8.5" scale size, designed specifically for the Revell Bronco

They have this great set of BFG Mud Terrain tires in 33x12.50" scale size

Fireball has rims for the tire set above, they are the M/T Classic aluminum wheels in 15 x 10" scale size and have the correct hubs and bolt pattern

you want bigger? How about this set of tires and wheels in 35" scale diameter designed to fit the Revell Bronco kit

Fireball also has these 35" BFG Krawler tires, but they are in 1/24 scale, so they will be slightly larger than 35" scale size

Wanna go larger? They have these 39" Mickey Thompson Baja Belted tires

Fireball also has the slotted 15x12 wheels for these that fit the Revell Bronco kit

Moving on to another supplier

Model Car Round Up has these retro Ground Hawg tires, they measure out to 37.5" x 12.5" scale size. 

I believe these are the old Monogram tires that came on the "High Roller" series of kits that included the Ramcharger, GMC pickup, Ford F-150 & Bronco (or a repop?)

It appears Revell has recently resurrected the GMC pick up model

Scenes Unlimited has a bunch of off-road tires for sale

This first one is a 35" diameter and is simply called the Maxx Track, it uses their 17" wheels

Another 35" tire and also uses their 17"-wheel kit, it calls the Maxx Track Gladiator

This next one has a 37" diameter and also uses the 17" wheel kit, it is called the Maxx Track Gator Grip

This next one is a copy of the BF Goodrich Baja T/A tire, in 39" scale size

For wheels they have the classic 5 spoke in 5 lug with front hubs, size is 17" x 9.5", these fit the tires above and will look correct on the Revell Bronco

Ma's Resin has some great off-road tires, you will need to check the size and see if they fit scale wise (most of them are in the 42" and taller size) here are some of the selections they have available:

Model Haus has these great Goodyear Terra Tires in the 34 x 15.5 x 15 size, perfect for a retro build

although currently sold out, they also offer the smaller (30-31") Desert Dog PCV tires

B-N-L used to have a line of Super Swamper TSL and Bogger tires, they seem to be out of business, you might find these for sale on ebay

If you really want something unique, how about some sno-cat tracks? This ebay seller has a detailed kit, sold in pairs.