Bronco Transit

74MaverickMan

Jun 09, 2020

Today I was sitting in my 96 Bronco talking to my wife about all the good things Ford is working on bringing us. Then I noticed a Transit connect infront of us and I got to thinking... See Im a vanner. A Econoline man. Ive built 3 custom vans, and had 2 4x4s aswell, one a Pathfinder and the other Quigley Quadravan. So I got to thinking since the Transit has now gone 4x4 and the Connect is much more affordable. I think a Transit Connect AWD could be designed into the New Bronco family. It could be a great vehicle that has decent enough economy to be used as a daily driver, is spacious enough for family camping trips, and have enough built in utility for commercial use where snow and ice and rougher rural terrain is common.

With all the talk about a Bronco Sport/Escape based truck, I wonder if anyone has considered a Bronco Family Van? Seats 5 room for cargo, 4x4, seems like a sweet ride to me.

Any thoughts? Any great artists feel like drawing something up?

BroncoBoy22, Seymour Butts

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Jun 09, 2020

NickP

Jun 09, 2020

I think that could be cool! Bring back the badass 4x4 Vans!

Seymour Butts

Jun 09, 2020

I think they call it an Excursion.

Jun 09, 2020

The excursions are nice. They are the one vehicle with as long a interior as a van. But they lack headroom and have that long nose of wasted space like a truck.

The full size 4x4 vans were great camper rigs. And I do think they are coming back, just as transits though. But those have tons of options and space and in every department other than looks are better than the old econolines.

I just see the possibility to give the smaller connect a bronco makeover, and think they would sell.

Jun 09, 2020

I have looked around at some of the 4x4 vans.... and I'm still a member to about 3 or 4 Toyota van forums trying to located one of these babies that they made in 1986. Most or all I see are located out west... but there are still a ton overseas.

If i had to choose from one of the crazy Toyota 4x4 vans or a 4x4 Ford excursion with a manual ZF transmission and the 7.3l diesel ...………. The excursion wins hands down

I'm just the opposite and love to be able to see and touch the motor. When I see a van set up all i keep thinking is how in the hell do you change the alternator/ master cylinder/starter without dropping the motor out the bottom!!!

Jun 10, 2020

paul rondelli
I have looked around at some of the 4x4 vans.... and I'm still a member to about 3 or 4 Toyota van forums trying to located one of these babies that they made in 1986. Most or all I see are located out west... but there are still a ton overseas.

If i had to choose from one of the crazy Toyota 4x4 vans or a 4x4 Ford excursion with a manual ZF transmission and the 7.3l diesel ...………. The excursion wins hands down

I'm just the opposite and love to be able to see and touch the motor. When I see a van set up all i keep thinking is how in the hell do you change the alternator/ master cylinder/starter without dropping the motor out the bottom!!!

The transit I cant say anything about working on(never have yet) but the econolines were always easy. Especially the 70s and 80s ones. You dont even need to pull the radiator to do the water pump. Sometimes the back spark plugs require removing the dog house inside but that too can be nice. Ive done tune ups in the pouring rain and barely got wet. Works great for road testing a carb tune too. Im talking about the old ones obviously. I just assume new ones are impossible to work on like everything else lol:ROFLMAO:

Chevys and Dodges always had tight hoods that made things a pain. The only ford years that were hard was the 68-74 but you could do alot with the huge doghouse.

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