Any early bronco people?

[mckeddie]

Have a buddy looking for an EB to build into a summer cruiser. He found one, but we have no idea on a fair price for it. It's a 67, with an essentially junk 302 and 3 speed w a Dana 30 front axel. It has a newer fiberglass body on it and a hard top. He can buy it minus the engine, tranny and hardtop (all he doesn't want). Guy is asking $10,000 for everything. I told him I thought $7,000-$7500, but I have no clue the market of these except they bring stupid money.

 

[Rootar]

Why would he want a fiberglass bronco? That seems crazy high priced aswell.

 

[matlock]

I've owned about 50 of them. It will have much more value in the long
run if he starts with a steel tub and a dana 44 front. The most desirable
and valuable will be 73 and later with auto, PS and PB. 76-77 had it all
with factory disk brakes.

 

[mckeddie]

He's up in Chicago. They are pretty slim pickings up here for a decent one. They bring crazy money, we are directly in the rust belt remember. That'd be like finding a steel body jeep up here. They don't exist. He isn't gonna wheel it, just drive it when he doesn't want to drive the cobra.

 

[5BrothersFabrication]

Your $7500 quote is spot on. Those things are near impossible to get your investment back.

 

[DirtMonkey]

I've owned about 50 of them. It will have much more value in the long
run if he starts with a steel tub and a dana 44 front. The most desirable
and valuable will be 73 and later with auto, PS and PB. 76-77 had it all
with factory disk brakes.

^This is true.

When I travel back east, I never see them, and when I do, its a rotted corpse. They do bring stupid money...probably the highest of the vintage 4x4s. They are cool though 8)
We seem to have a surplus of them here locally. Seen a few decent ones go for 5-7k but usually its 10k and up. I would hold out or make a road trip to get a solid deal.

 

[toyota01]

Check on classicbroncos.com there are some good deals on there sometimes,might have to drive a good ways to find a nice one,if your not close to one you find there is usually someone on there that will check it out for you.

 

[3pgnebs]

Like my old running buddy Matlock, I've owned a few in my driving years. For a early year model with a fiberglass tub and without the running gear that is high! More like 5k for me and that would be pushing it. I have just what your buddy needs, but already spoken for. 76 with auto, disc brakes, PS with a fresh warmed over 302 & a gone through, new hub to hub Dana 44 with minimal rustin all the usual places. I priced it to a friend for a father/son project at 6k which he balked at & another local eb guy snapped it up without blinking a eye. My advice is to keep looking. You can get a better deal by traveling some to get it.

Brian

 

[matth_85]

There is no way an unfinished Bronco with a fiberglass tub is worth 10K. I'd have a tough time paying that for a very nice ready to go unit with a glass tub.

 

[muddinmetal]

This one is driven often and is a lot more solid than the pictures would indicate

http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=38859.msg486297#msg486297

 

[wgamble]

I have one for sale if you are interested. Will make you a good deal. Not going to be crawling for a long time.

http://shreveport.craigslist.org/cto/4973366206.html