1978 Ford Bronco

Lot Number: 402

1978 Ford Bronco

The rarest of all Broncos and owned from new by Ford UK

  • Sold for: £28,125

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Sunday 10th November, 2019 at 2.00pm GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    White

  • Drive

    DRIVE
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  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    SOI 979

SUMMARY

The rarest of all Broncos and owned from new by Ford UK

DESCRIPTION

  • The second-generation Bronco is the rarest of all production models, only built between 1978 and 1979
  • Sporting a 5.7-litre Cleveland V8 350ci mated to a two and four-wheel drive train and manual gearbox
  • First registered in the UK on 20/04/1978 to Ford UK until 1991 and used at the Dunton Technical Centre
  • Subsequently registered to Ford New Holland until 1998 before being bought by ex-Ford employees
  • Four seats with a removable hard-top, the last Bronco to feature one. Showing a warranted 33,750 miles
  • Lightly restored by previous and current owners and presented to auction in fine fettle
  • Detailed history file bursting with old MOTs, manuals, brochures and paperwork relating to Ford UK's ownership
Ford's Bronco, introduced in 1966, changed little over succeeding years. It didn't need to. Rugged, practical and simple, the Bronco served a particular purpose and did it exceedingly well. Based on a separate frame, the Bronco's body changed with the times, gradually evolving from a Jeep equivalent into a family hauler, but always with practicality winning out over style and ostentation. For the 1978 model year, the second-generation Bronco was introduced to better compete with the Dodge Ramcharger, Jeep Cherokee and our own Range Rover, the Bronco entered the full-size SUV segment. Originally intended for a 1974 launch, the second-generation Bronco, named

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
402
Make
FORD
Model
BRONCO
Registration Number
SOI 979
Chassis Number
U15HLBF4847
Body Colour
White

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