Early Bronco Literature Thread

Broncitis
Jun 03, 2020
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This thread is for posting images of any Early Bronco literature such as dealer sales brochures, promotional materials, magazine ads, and intersesting vintage photos.

I'll start it off with a few cool 1966 items...

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Great looking ad art for Fairmont Tamper which was in a railroad industry trade magazine. Fairmont is a manufacturer of many types of railroad construction and maintenance equipment, including Hi-railer conversations so that different types of vehicles can be driven on the rails as shown in the ad.

I later found this vintage photograph of an actual Bronco with them on it. As someone who worked through college doing railroad construction, I found these to be extremely cool.

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Jun 03, 2020

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Great looking ad art for Fairmont Tamper which was in a railroad industry trade magazine. Fairmont is a manufacturer of many types of railroad construction and maintenance equipment, including Hi-railer conversations so that different types of vehicles can be driven on the rails as shown in the ad.

I later found this vintage photograph of an actual Bronco with them on it. As someone who worked through college doing railroad construction, I found these to be extremely cool.
I see those trucks driving on the tracks here in CA with mostly the same looking apparatus all the time. I always thought it would be fun to drive on the tracks, in a Bronco would be so good topless as they go along the beach in my area.
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I purchased this a few years ago. Is a international book telling how much better it is over the Bronco. I still thought it was a nice addition to my collection.
That's cool stuff, total spin and misguided in many cases, but still cool! ;)
tasker, Paul Dean

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Jun 15, 2020

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Thank you so much for the awesome info. Those are awesome!!!

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Jul 10, 2020

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BroncoFred, Xpathf1nderX

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Jul 15, 2020

#7
This is a pic of a training exercise for search and rescue in Huntington Beach, CA. Not sure the date on it, but thought it interesting my hometown used Broncos in their Police fleet at some point.HB Old Bronco.jpeg
Almost finished!! HB73
BroncoFred, Big Pony

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Aug 14, 2020

#8
Thanks again for the excellent resource.
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okie4570, Commodore

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Aug 27, 2020

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View attachment 2775View attachment 2776Local 1973 sale Brochure, from a former Ford Dealer Whitman Ford in Temperance, Mi
Thanks for posting this!
The Ford Bronco Explorer must be the RAREST BRONCO Ever...

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Aug 27, 2020

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Thanks for posting this!
The Ford Bronco Explorer must be the RAREST BRONCO Ever...
They're more common than you think. I'd have to look at the production numbers but I think there were several thousand made each year of production, 1972-1974, and 1976.
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Aug 27, 2020

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They're more common than you think. I'd have to look at the production numbers but I think there were several thousand made each year of production, 1972-1974, and 1976.

10728 Explorers, 76' was the fewest with only 1610 built.
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built 3/11/22, delivered 4/16/22
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Aug 27, 2020

#13
Thanks for posting.

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#14
I purchased this a few years ago. Is a international book telling how much better it is over the Bronco. I still thought it was a nice addition to my collection.
Man, thats neat to look at!!!
Build week of 7/26....still....no its 8/16 now

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Aug 28, 2020

#15
Yeah, that's an interesting one for sure - I have it in my collection as well. Having grown up in a '67 Scout for 3 years before we bought our Bronco in '81, I can tell you some of their claims are a stretch :). Jeep also did something similar in '66 when the Broncos came out. They bought one and did an analysis of what they thought were its strengths and weaknesses. Jim Allen (the dean of 4x4 writers) has written some articles about that comparison in some of the 4WD magazines over the years.
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