1972 Ford Bronco (Raleigh, NC)

1972 Ford Bronco

I bought this Bronco in early 1981 when I lived in Las Vegas NV. It has been an occasional use vehicle the entire time used in the Desert and Mountains in So. NV AZ & Utah until 1999. In the summer of 1999 I towed it up to WI with a custom made tow bar made especially for this trip by good friend Jim Y. In the 20 yrs. up here it has only seen the light of day very infrequently maybe getting 200 miles on it between mid June thru Sept. Then the ignition is disconnected and the engine is turned over six to eight times while pouring some Marvel Mystery Oil down the carburetor to lube the cylinders over the Winter. In the mid 1980s the 302 was replaced with a 351W engine from a 1969 Mach One Mustang. In 1988 the engine was pulled and given a total rebuild. The heads were redone in 1992. After the Bronco was towed to WI in 2000 the top was removed the body was painted blue the top was painted silver the top never put back on. All of the parts are saved. The Bronco was only used as a fair weather Sunday driver. I have all the NV registration slips from 1981 to 1999 then registered in WI with a Collector Plate. I also have many receipts. Left rear wheel cylinder leaks needs new shoes but no other issues. Solid body engine is really strong.