Great write up, thanks for the comparisons, not just old vs. new but between trims as well. I love the old Broncos despite the bouncy ride and bad mileage. Yours looks great and the houndstooth seats are just awesome. Maybe Ford will bring back something similar on the heritage edition.
Here is the photo in the link. It's a perfect blue - bright but without the glitter/flake in VB. That Ford went with three shades of gray rather than nice colors like this is disappointing.
(not my photo or vehicle)
It's not just tomcats. My next door neighbor left the windows down in a rarely used pickup and 2 weeks later found a litter of kittens in the passenger floorboard.
For some reason this reminded me of my childhood watching Marlin and Jim on Wild Kingdom.
"Andre, jump in and start it up."
"Andre, get in the back seat and sweat."
"Andre, show us the cargo area."
"Andre, take off the top."
"Andre, in three easy steps fold down the seats."
I was half...
Texas issues license plates that say "TRUCK" on them for vehicles that meet the legal definition. When I registered my 2nd CJ-5 in the mid 80s I was given truck tags for it. I asked the lady at the counter why I was getting truck tags since my first Jeep had car tags and she said it was...
I'm pretty sure 8200D is the one with small FORD letters and the bottom one is the Raptor grill with the huge FORD letters.
See post 28. https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/bronco-raptor-warthog-grille-design-part-number-revealed-8200e.17594/page-2#post-637874
But yeah, I get it and agree...
It would aggravate the rock crawlers (due to departure angle) but I'd be fine with 10-12" overhang, I had at least that much on my K-5 Blazer and it was never a problem. Regardless, I'm getting a 2 door and I'll remove the rear seats. I haven't had more than one passenger in my pickup in at...
I'd be happy if Ford would just offer that color - a real non-metallic blue.
I'm guessing door inserts similar to that will be available from the aftermarket. You won't be able to get the wide open roadster feel in the new Bronco but at least your noggin won't be a crush zone if you roll over.