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Quoted: No idea really. I would guess $7500-$8000 For me it is the terrible fuel mileage and the fact it just sits there somtimes a month or more at a time. I actually drove it this morning but I had to boost the battery. View Quote Same here, I don’t even know if that damn Tahoe gets 10 miles to the gallon anymore. Put a battery tender on your Bronco. |
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Quoted: Dude... that's cool. I want a modern GT350. I like the new Bronco. I have a love/hate relationship with old cars. I build them every day. There are currently a '77 Bronco and '73 2002 sitting in my shop. I sold my beautiful '74 2002 two years back. I never drove it. I have another sitting in a shipping container for "some day." I'd like to build a square body Chevy one day, too. Until then, my JKU and Ram 2500 keep me occupied and entertained (something about driving a 8k lb truck with 1200ft/lb of torque is fun). Old cars... noisy, smelly, slow. Nice to look at. View Quote It’s a lot of work maintaining a small fleet of old vehicles, even if they are restored. |
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You fucked up OP, you down grayyyyyded.
(Get it, "grayyyded") |
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Quoted: OK OP I'll admit defeat. Googling for four pedal cars returns results for pedal-cars or modern stick shifts with a dead pedal. The Models T had three pedals. What is unique about the four pedal speedster and how does it work? You have truly caught my interest with that one, which is unusual. I find pre-war cars to be works of engineering art, but never really was interested in owning or driving one. My interest in older cars generally starts in the mid too late 1950s and peaks in the mid 60s to mid 70s. I will confess that I have started dabbling in modern vehicles and recently bought a bunch of electronic OBD2 reader, secure gateway bypass, and assorted cables and gadgets and other crap so that I can meddle with my modern vehicles. View Quote The throttle has been moved to the floor. It’s hard to see in the photo, but the throttle pedal is on the right, just above the wood knob. Attached File It’s on the chopping block if anyone is interested. Speedster |
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Quoted: I like your truck a lot. A buddy wants to sell a 1960 Ford that was originally built as a fire truck for an airport. Unfortunately, he sold off the 300 gallon tank, hose, reel, etc. years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/B4C8D9B1-D192-482C-8355-11B2B7FBB1C6_jpe-2560479.JPG View Quote That is one of the coolest trucks I have seen in a long while. Quoted: I used to own one with a 351W, lift and 33” tires. Loved it. But yeah, terrible mileage. View Quote Mine has a 351W. I am lucky to see 12mpg. |
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I have a new one and really love it. But man, I would have kept that for sure. Why not get both?
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Quoted: It reallys sucks, but we all knew it would happen. It happen to the Jeep guys already. As soon as a family-friendly, 4-door option came along, soccer mom everywhere bought up the latest "I look tough" SUV. Now I drive around in my OG '69 Bronco, there are no waves from soccer moms or stuffy urban dads driving the other way. Nope, they all have their head in their phone or doing their makeup. They don't live up to the heritage of their vehicle. No manly men towing work trailers or heading off to cut firewood. I do get a ton of waves from from college-age girls in Jeeps, but it just feels wrong. View Quote Sometimes I wonder why when I'm on a Japanese supermoto or an Italian bike the Harley guys don't return the two wheels down salute. It's only the Harley guys, and I imagine they're talking amongst themselves something like you said, only with more complaints about "millennials, crotch rockets, etc." lol |
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My Bronco story: I had a 1971 Sport in 1985 when I went off to boot camp. Left it at home in NorCal.
It was a little beat up, rear fenderwells cut for 35s, 2" suspension lift, but stock power train with an engine that I rebuilt (302). I'd put a disc brake front axle on it. Had the steel half top. My father saw a story on TV that said how dangerous they were, and sold it before the first time I came home several years later, out of concern for "my well being". It remained a bone of contention between us for the rest of his life. I've always wanted another, but now can't afford one. OP--Broncos like yours sell for SIX FIGURES now in California. Rusty hulks with six-cylinders sell for $20K. |
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Am gonna go with yes.
I have multiple mustangs and my 2015 GT "premium" performance pack annoys the fuck out of me. Too civilized or fucked up by touch screen stupidity and an ECU that inteferes with the throttle. My 66 Mustang with fuel injection and a shit ton of suspension mods is a hugely more rewarding driving experience. If it was not for 100+ degree summers I could daily my 66 and be perfectly happy. |
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Quoted: My Bronco story: I had a 1971 Sport in 1985 when I went off to boot camp. Left it at home in NorCal. It was a little beat up, rear fenderwells cut for 35s, 2" suspension lift, but stock power train with an engine that I rebuilt (302). I'd put a disc brake front axle on it. Had the steel half top. My father saw a story on TV that said how dangerous they were, and sold it before the first time I came home several years later, out of concern for "my well being". It remained a bone of contention between us for the rest of his life. I've always wanted another, but now can't afford one. OP--Broncos like yours sell for SIX FIGURES now in California. Rusty hulks with six-cylinders sell for $20K. View Quote Mine was a solid body. No rust, not a single piece of replacement steel on the pans and only had one little ding in the body that needed to be repaired. No other body work had ever been done. |
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Well looking at the cars you own, money isn't an issue so I'm going to say you fucked up. Both is always the correct answer when you can afford it which you clearly can.
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Quoted: Well looking at the cars you own, money isn't an issue so I'm going to say you fucked up. Both is always the correct answer when you can afford it which you clearly can. View Quote I totally understand what you're saying...but for a lot of us, the build is more fun than the owning. And when we get old, you start realizing--you can't take 'em with you. Might as well just do the fun stuff! |
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Quoted: I totally understand what you're saying...but for a lot of us, the build is more fun than the owning. And when we get old, you start realizing--you can't take 'em with you. Might as well just do the fun stuff! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Well looking at the cars you own, money isn't an issue so I'm going to say you fucked up. Both is always the correct answer when you can afford it which you clearly can. I totally understand what you're saying...but for a lot of us, the build is more fun than the owning. And when we get old, you start realizing--you can't take 'em with you. Might as well just do the fun stuff! ^ |
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Quoted: I totally understand what you're saying...but for a lot of us, the build is more fun than the owning. And when we get old, you start realizing--you can't take 'em with you. Might as well just do the fun stuff! View Quote Plus, leaving my giant mess behind for my family, which none of them care about my cars and all my damn equipment , starts to be a consideration. |
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View Quote I know.. he fucked up BADLY.... REALLY BADLY |
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Quoted: You took a beautiful restored 73 and sold it for 49k and used that money to buy a 2022...Well in 5 years from now, the 73 will be worth 60k, and the 22 will be worth 22k... Man, that is just like buy high sell low...You dun broke... View Quote can you even get a V8 option in the new ones? if not you fucked up badly |
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Quoted: The only frame off restoration piece I have had to deal with was such a pain I can see why you let yours go. My 39 Dodge is great to look at but impractical for a lot of the things I want to do. I've been trying to sell it, though the market for 1 1/2 ton trucks is significantly smaller than just about anything else right now. https://i.imgur.com/Edy76KF.png View Quote I was offered an International KB5 grain truck free from a farmer about 15 years ago that was complete but hadn't been moved since the mid 90's about 15 years ago. He basically said if you agree to fix it up and not scrap it you can have it. I just couldn't think of a use for it that justified fixing it up for myself. Mabey just build a small cabin on the back and take it camping a couple times a year. In the end I let it go. I could see doing a cabin on the back of a Chevy C50 grain truck if I found one with a factory Detroit diesel. But my hatred of gas powered grain trucks run pretty deep from all the POS trucks I've driven on farms over the years. Every Chevy 366 I've driven has been a gutless poor running pile, and the trucks always had poor brakes to match. I don't know if it's the age and lack of maintenance or if they sucked since the day they were built. @ friskydingo |
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Quoted: I like your truck a lot. A buddy wants to sell a 1960 Ford that was originally built as a fire truck for an airport. Unfortunately, he sold off the 300 gallon tank, hose, reel, etc. years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/B4C8D9B1-D192-482C-8355-11B2B7FBB1C6_jpe-2560479.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I'll take cars over a Ukraine thread any day. The only frame off restoration piece I have had to deal with was such a pain I can see why you let yours go. My 39 Dodge is great to look at but impractical for a lot of the things I want to do. I've been trying to sell it, though the market for 1 1/2 ton trucks is significantly smaller than just about anything else right now. https://i.imgur.com/pDHW7eV.jpg I'd like to sell it and turn it into something more capable and interesting like this Mercedes firetruck that showed up at cars and coffee in Portland earlier this year. Seeing all the cool stuff that gets brought out for MogFest always gets me going as well. https://i.imgur.com/Edy76KF.png I like your truck a lot. A buddy wants to sell a 1960 Ford that was originally built as a fire truck for an airport. Unfortunately, he sold off the 300 gallon tank, hose, reel, etc. years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/B4C8D9B1-D192-482C-8355-11B2B7FBB1C6_jpe-2560479.JPG Wouldn't have been DOT street legal anyway..... |
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Quoted: I did a nice job on it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/16B03305-CC4C-41E6-BD6D-F17E21994428_jpe-2560094.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/2C922144-D25C-451D-853F-11BB462B00E0_jpe-2560097.JPG View Quote Agreed. Very nice. From your other pictures, it looks like you do a lot of nice work |
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Quoted: Wouldn't have been DOT street legal anyway..... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'll take cars over a Ukraine thread any day. The only frame off restoration piece I have had to deal with was such a pain I can see why you let yours go. My 39 Dodge is great to look at but impractical for a lot of the things I want to do. I've been trying to sell it, though the market for 1 1/2 ton trucks is significantly smaller than just about anything else right now. https://i.imgur.com/pDHW7eV.jpg I'd like to sell it and turn it into something more capable and interesting like this Mercedes firetruck that showed up at cars and coffee in Portland earlier this year. Seeing all the cool stuff that gets brought out for MogFest always gets me going as well. https://i.imgur.com/Edy76KF.png I like your truck a lot. A buddy wants to sell a 1960 Ford that was originally built as a fire truck for an airport. Unfortunately, he sold off the 300 gallon tank, hose, reel, etc. years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/B4C8D9B1-D192-482C-8355-11B2B7FBB1C6_jpe-2560479.JPG Wouldn't have been DOT street legal anyway..... Small towns during car show weeks, you can drive practically anything around. Start pulling people over and fewer people start coming and spending money. |
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Quoted: You sold your '73 Bronco for the new "Bronco," that's just wrong. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/314713/8f0_jpg-2551937.JPG View Quote I'm taking a beating here! |
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OP... you have my sympathies for this awful mistake you made.
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Quoted: OP... you have my sympathies for this awful mistake you made. View Quote Would it help if I told you it was nicer than the photos show? Attached File |
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Quoted: @Requiem Here’s the ‘95 Tahoe. Don’t mind the dirt and bat shit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/2BAE5F9A-DB98-4123-909E-FFB0C9B98441_jpe-2560708.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/433D4017-DB79-4D88-9C43-7D6A27ED48BB_jpe-2560709.JPG View Quote love it! thank you for sharing. Looks to be in great shape, no rust on bottom of tailgate nor top of the fenders - thats where it started to rot first with my old 2dr Yukon. |
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Quoted: I totally understand what you're saying...but for a lot of us, the build is more fun than the owning. And when we get old, you start realizing--you can't take 'em with you. Might as well just do the fun stuff! View Quote I'm getting old too but for me, the cars that you have a personally history or story with are so much cooler and much more valuable than anything soulless that you can just buy. That and I really like pairs, An old one and a new one is a lot more interesting IMO then 1 or the other but too each their own. |
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Quoted: Can I sell you this one? I have it listed in the EE. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/8E728496-1748-4E3D-AA49-395F95C2C39D_jpe-2560071.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/954136B1-D206-4413-B9DE-751FA31DB09D_jpe-2560073.JPG View Quote I'd have sold that before the bronco, but you do you, OP. At least you got a nice chunk of change for it. |
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Quoted: I'd have sold that before the bronco, but you do you, OP. At least you got a nice chunk of change for it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Can I sell you this one? I have it listed in the EE. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/8E728496-1748-4E3D-AA49-395F95C2C39D_jpe-2560071.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240604/954136B1-D206-4413-B9DE-751FA31DB09D_jpe-2560073.JPG I'd have sold that before the bronco, but you do you, OP. At least you got a nice chunk of change for it. It’s been for sale for months. $25k is a steal for that Panel. Did you read the description in the EE listing? People are holding onto their money a little tighter these days. Also, there is one guy who made a worse decision than I did in this deal. The first guy that came to look at the Bronco passed. He brought the money and passed. He’ll never find anything close to it for $49k. |
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