Bronco of the Day: K Bar S 1967 Roadster

 Todays Bronco of the Day is a bit of a time capsule.

This 1967 Bronco U15 Wagon was originally Wimbledon White and equipped with a 289 V-8.

The Bronco underwent a complete transformation in the mid to late 1980s. The owner must have lived in Southern California as the DSO code shows it shipped to a Los Angeles dealer, then the engine was rebuilt by Standard Crankshaft in LA and the other work was performed by K Bar S in Las Vegas......and then there is the way in which it was set up....1/2 doors and bikini top suggest the owner lived in the Southwest.

At some point the Bronco was sold and ended up in Seattle and the owner contacted Hal Sealund (one of the founders of K Bar S) to ask questions about the Bronco, one thing led to another, and Hal bought the Bronco to add to his collection in Yuma Arizona.

Hal decided to start selling off his collection in 2017 and a collector in Texas bought the Bronco.

Then that collector (who probably bought it to impress his friends) sold the Bronco in 2020 at Mecum Auto Auctions in Houston.

At the time of the Mecum sale the Bronco still looked like it did when K Bar S completed the makeover in 1989.

The list of modifications includes replacing the 289 with a mildly built 302, replacing the 3 speed toploader with a 4 speed toploader and Hurst floor shifter. Replacing the factory equipped Dana 30 front end for a Dana 44. Then there was the dual shock mounts and axle truss.

The interior is standard K Bar S fare: Smittybilt 6-point roll cage, Beard seats, Lecarra steering wheel and smoothed dash. 

The outside features 1/2 door inserts, fiberglass hood with the Duff bubble, front and rear fender flares, a Smittybilt brush-guard and finally the signature two tone K Bar S paint job including custom lettering on the fenders.