Ford produced the Bronco for the 1966–1996 model years, after which it was replaced by the Expedition and its four doors. Then came 2021, when the all-new Bronco was locked in a sales battle with the Jeep Wrangler. Broncos from the first few decades of production are occasional in the junkyard today, a the few who show up in cemeteries they are usually disfigured beyond recognition or cleansed within days of arrival. This made this year 83, found in backyard near Denversomething extra Junkyard gem.
The first generation Bronco (1966-1977) was built on its own custom-made chassis with a very tiny 92-inch wheelbase, only an inch longer than the Bronco. tiny MGB sports car. In 1978, the Bronco switched to a shortened version F series truck chassis, becoming much larger in every way and gaining over 1,500 pounds in weight. The Bronco remained a member of the F-Series family until production ended in 1996, receiving updates equivalent to those that appeared on the F-100/F-150 generations.
This one is a member third generation Broncoproduced from model years 1980 through 1986.
The sign on the door tells us it was built in December 1982 at Ford Michigan Truck Plant in Wayneand that it was sold modern via sales office in Seattle, Washington.
The base engine for the 1983 Bronco was a 300 cubic-inch (4.9-liter) inline-six, a heavy-duty truck-only engine rated at 115 horsepower and 223 pound-feet in this application. 302 and 351 (5.0 and 5.8 liters) Windsor V8 were available as options.
The base transmission in the 1983 Bronco was: a textbook for four people on the first floor, which could be equipped with an overdrive top gear for an additional $78 ($250 in 2024). That’s what’s in this truck.
The F-Series-based Bronco became more and more comfortable (along with its pickup siblings) as the generations passed, but the third-generation version was a cacophonous and complex car to drive. real truck that would be considered unbearably primitive by contemporary SUV standards.
This one wasn’t built with many options, but yes he did get the extra cost of your rear window defroster with this clever switch.
Air conditioning? Not for $729 ($2,337 after inflation). Just open the windows!
The MSRP for a base 1983 Bronco was $10,589, or about $33,948 in today’s dollars.
To confuse everyone, Ford started selling compact SUV based on the Ranger for the 1984 model year, calling it Bronco II. This was in line with the tradition established during the sale of full-scale LTDs LTD II based in Turin mid-to-late 1970s. Since the current Bronco is based on the Ranger platform, this makes it more of a spiritual descendant of the Bronco II than the F-Series-based Bronco of 1980-1996.
Perhaps delivering modern Ford trucks by helicopter attack while “Ride of the Valkyries” plays. was in bad taste just six years later fall of Saigon and two years later “Apocalypse time” hit cinemas.
You won’t believe the deals on modern ’83 models during Ford National Truck Week!
