Back then engines and bateries weren't as reliable, and having an oil pressure and voltage guge was a big deal. Engines need oilnpressure to keep the krankshaft from grinding over it's bearings, and low voltage means alternator or battery are busted.
I love having them too...feels like a lower level, lower class vehicle when you didn't have them. And like others said in the comments, back in the day it was important to have those gauges to see if your old carbed engine with a 100k mi lifetime was about to take a shit and needed a rebuild or if your maintenance-required battery or short life alternator needed attention.
I had a 1989 Bronco at one point, it was one of the best trucks I've owned. I foolishly traded it in on a XJ Cherokee. One of the worst automotive decisions I've ever made. I really miss that Bronco.
God I miss my 84 bronco...That thing was a tank and so much fun to drive. I stuck a Jasper stage 1 engine in it, put a 650 Holley double pumper, shorty headers, and an MSD ignition on it. That thing was a beast. It would pull the front tires off the ground, I shit you not... Granted it did have some 33 swampers on it, God I miss that thing...😪
Oh how I wish someone..anyone...would sell a mid or full size 2 door SUV. Not all of us want 4 doors! That being said, thank you once again MW for these awesome retro reviews!
The 2021 Bronco is supposed to come as a 2 door and 4 door. I'm preparing to buy my first new vehicle if they will build me a 2 door with a manual transmission and 4wd.
In late-'88 we bought one new, (since it was ordered with the large engine and some other options we had to wait)... unlike the one featured here, the paint on ours was very even with no orange-peel. That poor Bronco was beaten mercilessly, both off and on-road! We used her for off-roading, or 'Bajaing' as we use to call it, towing the old 35.5 Bayliner, for moving furniture and heavy machine parts, just about every other use you can imagine; but she took the abuse in her stride! After 12 years and 175,000 miles she still ran very well and no major work was ever needed on the entire powertrain. However! lol... She sure showed the massive abuse in dents and scratches. I bought it after owning an indestructible and quite astonishingly fun to drive, (American style "Farfegnugen") little 1974 Bronco, it was a bit had to get use to the massive size of the larger Bronco, but all-in-all it was well worth the high, at that time price. So sad to see how U.S. auto manufacturers have downsized their offerings to only a few models now. I miss the virtually endless models and different package options they use to offer. I know it's an overstatement but, "One size fits all", now.
They stopped building the 5.0 and the 300 Six just when they had both of those engines perfect. Those engines probably cost Ford a couple of hundred bucks to produce after making them for 40 years.
so interestingly enough seeing the TILT STEERING my mind BLEW cause ive got an f250 xlt and its got the same tilt... and i never knew... ive had the truck for 10 years.....
Motorweek - Please upload your review of the 1990 GM U-Body "dustbuster" minivans! The Chevy Lumina APV, Pontiac Trans Sport, and Oldsmobile Silhouette. Would LOVE to see that!
I have always liked the full size SUVs more than their smaller counterparts. Yes, they would be more expensive and use more fuel, but they had class. Even today, they still have class, if you can find one in excellent condition.
I had a 91 with a 351W. I miss it every day. It finally just got too rusty, too worn out, and I got a 98 Expedition to replace it(not in 98) The Expy does not share any attributes with the older Broncos, and don;t let anyone tell you they do. 91 was last year for "non crunching frame" and it was SOLID. With some mediocre AT tires, it was also 100% unstoppable in snow. It could tow reasonably well. Late 80's Ford trucks had the most comfy interior ever. Something about the seat height and width, the shape and function of the dash and wheel, dashboard height, windsheild rake, ease of view out the sides, it was just a big easy truck to drive. I was a little annoyed at the complaints about seat adjustment. I owned mine for 14 years and never adjusted it once, or wished I had the ability to. When an interior is designed so well, there is little need for customization. Their MPG estimates were low. I got 17 hwy all day. There is a reason these sell for over 10 grand in good shape nowdays. There is nothing on the market like them, nor will there be again due to safety/mpg restrictions etc.
comon motorweek. you pull the passenger side seat release TWICE to get more room to exit from the rear (2nd pull tilts back of the seat forward.) Any bronco owner knows this lol! Fun to watch these old reviews..
My first vehicle that I ever bought and own now is the 1988 Ford Bronco XLT. I needed a vehicle and wanted something in terms of a truck and when the opportunity came I got one. I know the bronco is not a perfect vehicle but, my bronco runs great regardless of the year and miles it has been driven. I really enjoy driving this truck and plan on building it up over time. By upgrading the mechanical and body specifications to make it run and look good forever. Just my personal experience, opinion, and ideas about this truck I am not a expert on broncos and vehicles in general but, wanted to share my love and ideas about this great truck.
That's awesome, I wish you and your Bronco well. I have a 1995 Ford Taurus that I feel very similar about. I've had it for 6 or 7 years now, with 250k+ on it and it still runs great. I never thought I'd get old enough to say this, but "they don't make 'em like this anymore!" Lol
I drove those Broncos as well as the Chevy Blazer and Dodge Ramcharger from that era. All went well off road. But wow were they crude vehicles by today's standards. They were trucks and nothing more.
I was 19 years old . My dad would die in 14 years. I had been with the girl who is still my wife only a year back then. To us those cars were so high tech and high priced. Looking back they are so low tech and low priced. $18k for a new Bronco??
@@wildbill23c i cant understand why people think that way. It was hi tech for 1988... that was decades ago. You can make the same comment 30 years from now about todays vehicles.
I had a sweet Bronco all black with the chrome trim package. It would 4 wheel with the best small Jeeps anywhere I wanted to go. Then it was smooth and handled great on the highway or backroads. Suprising for such a beast. Only one problem was the sweating of the rear fiberglass roof interior. Otherwise it was a great vehicle
I have a 95 351 in great shape and you would not believe how many ppl ask me about it. Young, old, male and female. great driving truck with the coil spring and ttb front axle and the weight bias is perfectly even. 351's came with the same transmission and transfer case the powerstroke's had
True, but the average transaction price of a truck today is $45000. If it were still being sold today, it would still be cheaper than the average truck.
@@kingdaniel3519 it would also have mandated safety equipment and thus would likely be more expensive (multiple airbags, 4 wheel ABS, stability control and so on). Plus, the market (as a whole) would reject that cheap interior, so that would need higher quality materials just to not get berated by every reviewer.
I’m thinking of getting one but the one I’m looking at has has a 5.0 but need fuel lines is the back big enough to fit a twin bed? Thinking of use it as a camping vehicle thanks
When I was less than 8yrs old, my dad, mom, n I where in our 84 Bronco with the 351W, we were cruising n then they asked my sister a question, she wouldn't reply, turns out she wasn't even there, I was holding on to both seats looking thru the windshield so happily, then all of a sudden my dad hauled ass n my lil ass got glued, thrown to the back seat so fast I couldn't get myself to hold on to the seats anymore.. I tried but couldn't, and remember me feeling the huge amount of pressure of all that torque pushing me against the seat, till we reached my bro's friend n his fam which also drove a Bronco but from the 90s n he got next to him n asked if she was riding with them, he answered yes, n all was good..lol Damn I loved that engine, funny how I never wore the seatbelt..lol My dad ended up cutting them off..lol No worries, that truck could never flip over, stiff suspension, unlike the Explorers..lol I also remember my dad at a red light, it turned green n a white lady in a Miata tried to cut him off n make a left turn, well you know how that went, that Miata skidded all the way to the opposite side of the 3 lane road n it looked totaled, somehow she got out n came to me n asked me if I was ok, I said "yes," but in my head I was like, "lady, I should be asking you that, getting in front of my Bronco like that, I was afraid you were dead"..lol The Bronco was scratch free, dent free, the same cant be said about that import..lol They don't make them like they used to, damn insurance companies..lol
Just watched the 92 Yukon vid and the stats are nearly the same. Though the narrator seems to sound more disappointed in the Bronco then the GMC. Yet it took GM 4 years and .7L to catch up.
Yesterday's broncos could be driven on/off road the escape version is perfect for tailgate parties and city and highway but off-road vehicles, not with front wheel drive.
Christopher Conard ....yeah actually....the trick is to use clear silicone underneath the top where it rests on the body, the same caulking I use when I install window glass in a house etc etc...the downside: if and when you want to remove the top again, you've got to cut it off with a long razor blade knife....
How I wish I had one of these today especially the 87-91 body style seemed like the rust didn't affect the body panels as bad as it did the 92-96 especially here in the midwest ( winter salt)
John Davis was the old school version of Doug. He didn't mention all of the vehicle's interesting quirks and features like Doug, LOL. He also lacked a John Score.
Ford would be doing good to re-introduce the Bronco, it was pretty popular in Texas, a friend chose the Chevy Blazer that had a larger engine, but had leaks above windshield where the fiberglass roof meet.
If you ever entered a time machine without knowing your destination, that interior would at least narrow it down to the 1980s, assuming you knew it was new. The different paint textures on each panel would also be a clue.
‘Tight squeeze’ well, he looked like a big unit to begin with.
Dudes big by today’s standards, back then well damn lol
@@jerlaine1638 lmao
@@jerlaine1638 people weren't smaller in 1988.
@@lyman135 how about you come back when you have an idea if what you're talking about
@@jerlaine1638 No. In fact I'm not even going to leave with pos prick.
Motorweek was always so insistent on having an instrument panel that included Voltage and oil pressure. It was almost a make or break thing for them.
Back then engines and bateries weren't as reliable, and having an oil pressure and voltage guge was a big deal. Engines need oilnpressure to keep the krankshaft from grinding over it's bearings, and low voltage means alternator or battery are busted.
I love having them too...feels like a lower level, lower class vehicle when you didn't have them. And like others said in the comments, back in the day it was important to have those gauges to see if your old carbed engine with a 100k mi lifetime was about to take a shit and needed a rebuild or if your maintenance-required battery or short life alternator needed attention.
Too bad the only accurate Ford gauge was the gas and water temp
I was more than a tad surprised when my 1991 Escort Pony came with an engine coolant gauge!😯
Wrong @@dtaylor5493
Old school refreshing to see a truck in the dirt and in the rain!
Even brand new you could hear that power steering pump whine lol
They all whined like crazy lmao.
Some of them probably broke right after driving off the dealership lot🤣🤣
I remember as a kid, hearing my dads 79 Bronco's power steering pump pull in to the driveway... I actually liked the sound....
@@chuckycheese84 and some of them are better 31 years later than a new Chevy.
Hey! that a defining feature, and also a fault....definitely a fault...but how ?many pesos would you pay for one of John's wind breakers???
I had a 1989 Bronco at one point, it was one of the best trucks I've owned. I foolishly traded it in on a XJ Cherokee. One of the worst automotive decisions I've ever made. I really miss that Bronco.
weren’t a fan of the cherokee?
God I miss my 84 bronco...That thing was a tank and so much fun to drive. I stuck a Jasper stage 1 engine in it, put a 650 Holley double pumper, shorty headers, and an MSD ignition on it. That thing was a beast. It would pull the front tires off the ground, I shit you not... Granted it did have some 33 swampers on it, God I miss that thing...😪
Oh how I wish someone..anyone...would sell a mid or full size 2 door SUV. Not all of us want 4 doors! That being said, thank you once again MW for these awesome retro reviews!
Agree. 2 doors looks much better, be it trucks, suv, even cars. But when it comes to sales, moms (or the inner mom) have much more say.
Unfortunately wrangler is the only 4x4 with 2 doors i can think of
The wrangler is the only one left
The 2021 Bronco is supposed to come as a 2 door and 4 door. I'm preparing to buy my first new vehicle if they will build me a 2 door with a manual transmission and 4wd.
there’s the new bronco now, the new wrangler, and in europe the suzuki jimny. that’s about it sadly.
In late-'88 we bought one new, (since it was ordered with the large engine and some other options we had to wait)... unlike the one featured here, the paint on ours was very even with no orange-peel. That poor Bronco was beaten mercilessly, both off and on-road! We used her for off-roading, or 'Bajaing' as we use to call it, towing the old 35.5 Bayliner, for moving furniture and heavy machine parts, just about every other use you can imagine; but she took the abuse in her stride! After 12 years and 175,000 miles she still ran very well and no major work was ever needed on the entire powertrain. However! lol... She sure showed the massive abuse in dents and scratches. I bought it after owning an indestructible and quite astonishingly fun to drive, (American style "Farfegnugen") little 1974 Bronco, it was a bit had to get use to the massive size of the larger Bronco, but all-in-all it was well worth the high, at that time price. So sad to see how U.S. auto manufacturers have downsized their offerings to only a few models now. I miss the virtually endless models and different package options they use to offer. I know it's an overstatement but, "One size fits all", now.
No one wants to buy American cars. MBAs, lawyers and unions killed the US auto industry.
I had an 89 XLT with 351 and C6. It was one of the best trucks I've owned. I traded it in on a Jeep Cherokee. I regret that decision.
Just bought an XLT 88, 351 5.8 with the 3spd C6. I hope I can say the same thing soon. (Expect the Jeep part, ford for life)
@@Nazareth69420 I love Ford Bronco 87 and 88, is my favorite, great truck.
@@Nazareth69420 what did you pay for it? I'm looking at one right now
They stopped building the 5.0 and the 300 Six just when they had both of those engines perfect. Those engines probably cost Ford a couple of hundred bucks to produce after making them for 40 years.
Bless you MotorWeek | Retro Review.
so interestingly enough seeing the TILT STEERING my mind BLEW cause ive got an f250 xlt and its got the same tilt... and i never knew... ive had the truck for 10 years.....
My grandfather and I are currently trying to fix an 87 Ford Bronco up and could never figure the tilt steering out. Now I know.
You guys ain't the curious sort that is for sure
Man these videos make me sad and make me feel old! LOL I miss 1988
When it was 1988 I was in my daddy's balls hanging on for dear life, until I could no more, thankfully I landed inside my mom n was born in 1991..lol
@@P71ScrewHead I guess it gave you a Chevy Spark of life
@@stevencorrea6946 i don't get what you're saying, can you explain?? lol..
@@P71ScrewHead Chevrolet (Spark) of life. Spark to become alive.
@@stevencorrea6946 i see, thanks..lol
My family owned many different years full-size Bronco over the years.They were nice vehicles, we loved owning them.
I've always wanted a Bronco. The late 70's early 80's are my favorites.
Ford Bronco 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 is my favorite
The ol Bronco, a damn good truck. My cousin had one every year for 10 years running
"Rear wiper is needed but not offered." .."And it seemed to include paint texture... that varies from panel to panel" ... that was quite catty LOL :D.
Motorweek - Please upload your review of the 1990 GM U-Body "dustbuster" minivans! The Chevy Lumina APV, Pontiac Trans Sport, and Oldsmobile Silhouette. Would LOVE to see that!
I have an ad for a transport on my channel lol!
Gregory Marsh MW had finally uploaded the review approximately two weeks ago so you're good to go!🎇💯🗽
Best!
I have always liked the full size SUVs more than their smaller counterparts. Yes, they would be more expensive and use more fuel, but they had class. Even today, they still have class, if you can find one in excellent condition.
I had a 91 with a 351W. I miss it every day. It finally just got too rusty, too worn out, and I got a 98 Expedition to replace it(not in 98) The Expy does not share any attributes with the older Broncos, and don;t let anyone tell you they do. 91 was last year for "non crunching frame" and it was SOLID. With some mediocre AT tires, it was also 100% unstoppable in snow. It could tow reasonably well.
Late 80's Ford trucks had the most comfy interior ever. Something about the seat height and width, the shape and function of the dash and wheel, dashboard height, windsheild rake, ease of view out the sides, it was just a big easy truck to drive. I was a little annoyed at the complaints about seat adjustment. I owned mine for 14 years and never adjusted it once, or wished I had the ability to. When an interior is designed so well, there is little need for customization.
Their MPG estimates were low. I got 17 hwy all day.
There is a reason these sell for over 10 grand in good shape nowdays. There is nothing on the market like them, nor will there be again due to safety/mpg restrictions etc.
comon motorweek. you pull the passenger side seat release TWICE to get more room to exit from the rear (2nd pull tilts back of the seat forward.) Any bronco owner knows this lol! Fun to watch these old reviews..
My first vehicle that I ever bought and own now is the 1988 Ford Bronco XLT. I needed a vehicle and wanted something in terms of a truck and when the opportunity came I got one. I know the bronco is not a perfect vehicle but, my bronco runs great regardless of the year and miles it has been driven. I really enjoy driving this truck and plan on building it up over time. By upgrading the mechanical and body specifications to make it run and look good forever. Just my personal experience, opinion, and ideas about this truck I am not a expert on broncos and vehicles in general but, wanted to share my love and ideas about this great truck.
That's awesome, I wish you and your Bronco well. I have a 1995 Ford Taurus that I feel very similar about. I've had it for 6 or 7 years now, with 250k+ on it and it still runs great. I never thought I'd get old enough to say this, but "they don't make 'em like this anymore!" Lol
I drove those Broncos as well as the Chevy Blazer and Dodge Ramcharger from that era. All went well off road. But wow were they crude vehicles by today's standards. They were trucks and nothing more.
I wanted to make an OJ Simpson joke but it ran away from me
joe ingram slowly
Ba dum tss...
You slashed that joke's throat and threw the bloody gloves behind Kato's apartment
You're killing me
joe ingram this is a farcical post
You could hear the brand new power steering pump whining already lol. Gotta love Ford
Wow watching that thing go through the twistys is impressive!
OJ would be proud
Haha, I knew there would be at least one OJ joke : )
Funny you said that. My dad had a 95 white bronco just like Simpson. Then he gave it to me and in high school I got the nickname juice from o
Mel Laknanurak lol
I was 19 years old . My dad would die in 14 years. I had been with the girl who is still my wife only a year back then. To us those cars were so high tech and high priced. Looking back they are so low tech and low priced. $18k for a new Bronco??
That's $38k in today's money. Sad state of inflation. My dad is gone too. He had a Bronco ('95) and they are really nostalgic for me as well.
Low tech LOL. no actually that's how a truck should be built...without all that nonsense tech shit.
Nissan370Z rather have my Bronco any day over that Nissan
@@wildbill23c i cant understand why people think that way. It was hi tech for 1988... that was decades ago. You can make the same comment 30 years from now about todays vehicles.
I respect how you clock your life around your father's passing, says a lot about a man who reveres his dad.
cant wait to order a new 2020 Bronco in white
@Roscoe Dogg LOL
Isn't it going to be based off the Ranger and not the F150?
I miss two door truck base SUVs like crazy. i'd get one over a pickup truck if automakers brought them back
I had a sweet Bronco all black with the chrome trim package. It would 4 wheel with the best small Jeeps anywhere I wanted to go. Then it was smooth and handled great on the highway or backroads. Suprising for such a beast. Only one problem was the sweating of the rear fiberglass roof interior. Otherwise it was a great vehicle
I have a 95 351 in great shape and you would not believe how many ppl ask me about it. Young, old, male and female. great driving truck with the coil spring and ttb front axle and the weight bias is perfectly even. 351's came with the same transmission and transfer case the powerstroke's had
People say trucks today expensive, but $18,337 in 1988 is equivalent to almost 40K today.
True, but the average transaction price of a truck today is $45000. If it were still being sold today, it would still be cheaper than the average truck.
@@kingdaniel3519 it would also have mandated safety equipment and thus would likely be more expensive (multiple airbags, 4 wheel ABS, stability control and so on). Plus, the market (as a whole) would reject that cheap interior, so that would need higher quality materials just to not get berated by every reviewer.
My family had an '89 XLT in Bond White since Feb '95 until Sept '09. Best damn car we ever had. Dad still regrets selling it till this day
Still drive my grandpa’s ‘86 XLT 4x4 with the 5.0 every weekend. Love it
This is a Great truck! I have been offroading with it weekly for 12 years now. ◇◇
I had a 88 bronco with a 351 I had bought second hand, wish I still had it one of the best 4x4's I ever owned.
I’m thinking of getting one but the one I’m looking at has has a 5.0 but need fuel lines is the back big enough to fit a twin bed? Thinking of use it as a camping vehicle thanks
I still see one of these every so often. Usually pretty rusty and beat, but they still go.
Ford has built the best cars and trucks 60+ Years.
Love my 92 bronco and enjoy the stares I get driving around town burgundy with silver on 33” super swamper boggers
Father Ford was so good by blessing everyone with all these improvements back in the day.
I love the vintage converses sneakers the guy is wearing.
When I was less than 8yrs old, my dad, mom, n I where in our 84 Bronco with the 351W, we were cruising n then they asked my sister a question, she wouldn't reply, turns out she wasn't even there, I was holding on to both seats looking thru the windshield so happily, then all of a sudden my dad hauled ass n my lil ass got glued, thrown to the back seat so fast I couldn't get myself to hold on to the seats anymore.. I tried but couldn't, and remember me feeling the huge amount of pressure of all that torque pushing me against the seat, till we reached my bro's friend n his fam which also drove a Bronco but from the 90s n he got next to him n asked if she was riding with them, he answered yes, n all was good..lol Damn I loved that engine, funny how I never wore the seatbelt..lol My dad ended up cutting them off..lol No worries, that truck could never flip over, stiff suspension, unlike the Explorers..lol I also remember my dad at a red light, it turned green n a white lady in a Miata tried to cut him off n make a left turn, well you know how that went, that Miata skidded all the way to the opposite side of the 3 lane road n it looked totaled, somehow she got out n came to me n asked me if I was ok, I said "yes," but in my head I was like, "lady, I should be asking you that, getting in front of my Bronco like that, I was afraid you were dead"..lol The Bronco was scratch free, dent free, the same cant be said about that import..lol They don't make them like they used to, damn insurance companies..lol
I had about 100 dollers in the box of my bronco and it burnt down (because i put to much oil in it)and the money was still good that box is fire proof
Just watched the 92 Yukon vid and the stats are nearly the same. Though the narrator seems to sound more disappointed in the Bronco then the GMC. Yet it took GM 4 years and .7L to catch up.
This is kinda what I was hoping for when I first heard they were bringing back the Bronco.
Oj watched this review to finalize his decision of purchasing the 90’ bronco in egg shell white with the 5.0 v8
Oj had a 5th generation Bronco tge last gen which was from 1992-1996 he had a Bronco from the years 1992-1994.
This bronco reminds me of the one AC & OJ had when they were on a low speed chase with the LA police lol
OJ's Bronco had an updated "92-96" Ford front fascia on it, I think OJ's was a 1994 model.
Cool, I just got one of these, same paint job as well... I've only ever owned cars before, and this thing looks like a lot of fun.
And this episode of Motor Week is brought to you by Chevrolet and the new 1998 Blazer!
The high beams on the floor is wild.
best*
Sure is better than today and looks better
Always loved the bronko
Drop everything! another retro review is on! Still hoping for them to upload the 80-86 trucks/broncos
OJ. would give it the seal of approval
Yesterday's broncos could be driven on/off road the escape version is perfect for tailgate parties and city and highway but off-road vehicles, not with front wheel drive.
I bought one of these new back in 89. It was good to me. If I would of known then what I know now, I would of kept it..
LOVE THE Bronco BRING IT BACK JUST AS IT WAS BUT BETTER
The review starts with the sound of crickets. Fitting.
Those Converse turf shoes are awesome...
Oh hell yeah
Ford Products in the 80' s and 90' s were so much better than GM. And still Are
I personally believe Fords have always been better quality than GM...But the stuff GM produced in the 1980's was absolute garbage.
Has anyone actually removed the top, then replaced it without squeaks, leaks, and/or random noises?
That’s EXACTLY how my Jeep is....
I shouldn’t have removed the top for the summer😂
Christopher Conard ....yeah actually....the trick is to use clear silicone underneath the top where it rests on the body, the same caulking I use when I install window glass in a house etc etc...the downside: if and when you want to remove the top again, you've got to cut it off with a long razor blade knife....
From a Toyota lover, these things were just cool!
Didn't know Ole Anderson was on the payroll as a seat specialist XD
Testing it on an open construction site, OSHA is gonna love this one, LOL!
1:57
Bronco: "You're a big guy"
Seat belt tester person "For you"
Also nice that blood stains blend in with the upholstery for the discerning owner.
I miss the high beam switch being on the floor
I really like the late 80s-mid90s Ford trucks and broncos, I had a 1990 f150 and I loved it, then it got stolen
I had a black 89 in high school. I think I remember the passenger seat able to move forward too and not just tilt up.
I miss having the high beam on the floor.
How I wish I had one of these today especially the 87-91 body style seemed like the rust didn't affect the body panels as bad as it did the 92-96 especially here in the midwest ( winter salt)
At least no arguments here of the truck rolling over, nor having "Firestone" tires! 😉💥💥🔥🔥
i've been waiting for this one for ages!
Back when the entire truck wasn’t changed every 3-4 years
The Bronco moved to the F-Series platform in 1978 and remained there until it was replaced after the 1996 model year by the Expedition.
Let's Doug score this beast 😉
John Davis was the old school version of Doug. He didn't mention all of the vehicle's interesting quirks and features like Doug, LOL. He also lacked a John Score.
Doug recently reviewed a 1996 Ford Bronco, not all that different from this one.
Ford would be doing good to re-introduce the Bronco, it was pretty popular in Texas, a friend chose the Chevy Blazer that had a larger engine, but had leaks above windshield where the fiberglass roof meet.
A strong and tough old horse
One of these old Bronco's with a modern Coyote 5.0L and a 6-Speed or 10-Speed auto would be amazing.
I have an 88 with soft top wouldn't trade it for any thing love my toy
Bring this style Back!!! With a Manual I Will Buy!!!
Buying one this weekend! (fingers crossed)
Is that meatloaf??
If you ever entered a time machine without knowing your destination, that interior would at least narrow it down to the 1980s, assuming you knew it was new. The different paint textures on each panel would also be a clue.
The console plastic is actually good quality, never cracks unlike the dash plastic.
I still miss my 81, I had in high school. 😢
I love this Bronco
Always loved these in white.
I got a 87 4.9 and everything works except the back window for 300$ best 300$ I ever spent
So O.J. spent 14MPG on the highway!
Motor Week did a good job steering me clear of this one ....
Much better than the now a days ford suvs. None are meant for off road. It just needed a power tailgate. That thing was heavy.
Juice!
Great vehicle
Those wheels and tires look so tiny!
235/75R15, I think.
If you watch the blazer video its the same thing both trucks as well as the ramcharger looks tall with the mud tires
@@Johnny96ri Your right on the money.
Smaller wheels was very common at that time, today its not all that crazy to see newer cars that have brake discs bigger than this trucks wheels.
This damn this just like the Blazer of the period had those tiny ass wheels on it too?!?! Amazing how almost no-one kept the stock-sized wheels
John Davis the type of guy.... Wait got my channels mixed up
Some were used in law enforcement too back then
Front bumper is low on the passenger side. BUGGING ME THE WHOLE VIDEO