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1941 Ford World War II GP<\/h3>\n Ironically, Bronco\u2019s roots lie with the Jeep, the military vehicles Ford helped produce in World War II using the Willys design. Known as the GP \u2013 short for \u201cGeneral Purpose\u201d vehicle \u2013 Ford built 270,000 of these quarter-ton, four-wheel drive trucks for the military. Note the nine-slot grille; current\u00a0<\/b>Jeeps have seven slots.<\/p>\n\n
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1951 Ford M-151 MUTT<\/h3>\n Following World War II, Ford built the MUTT as its next-generation 4×4 for the military. Come the early 1960s, it would be the model for Bronco as Ford considered production.<\/p>\n
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1966-1977 Ford Bronco<\/h3>\n The first-generation Bronco was unveiled by then-Ford President Donald Frey as a \u201ccompletely new line of sport utility vehicle\u201d \u2013 the first time, says\u00a0Ford, that term was officially used. Bronco was introduced in wagon, pickup\u00a0and roadster body styles. It was assembled in Wayne, Michigan, and in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
Built on a 92-inch wheelbase with solid rear axles front and rear, it would change little over its 12-year production\u00a0run. It featured standard inline-six engines, with an optional 4.7-liter V-8 and (later) 4.9-liter a V-8.<\/p>\n
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1969 Bronco<\/h3>\n With new market competition from the Chevy K5 Blazer, Bronco went racing under the wrench of Parnelli Jones and Bill Stroppe. Bronco won the legendary Baja 1000 in 1969, becoming the first production vehicle to do so \u2014 a feat that stands today. In 1971 Ford produced a handful of commemorative Baja Broncos tarted up in Stroppe\u2019s red, white, blue\u00a0and black racing livery.<\/p>\n
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1973 Bronco<\/h3>\n Since its inception, the\u00a0Bronco was available with a manual-transmission only. After seven years on the market, the bare-bones Bronco got some refinement. Modern touches included optional power steering and automatic transmission.<\/p>\n
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1978-79 Bronco<\/h3>\n For its second act, the Bronco got bigger. It adopted the F-150’s large chassis, expanded by two-feet in length on top of 104-inch wheelbase, and adopted the pickup\u2019s style cues like square headlights and an egg-crate grille. The Bronco\u2019s round headlights and boxy shape were mothballed. \u201cPositively awash in new features, its only real resemblance to the old box-basic Bronco of yesterday seems to be its name,\u201d Car and Driver wrote in a review. The new Bronco also gained the F-150\u2019s big-block engine and added air conditioning. A\u00a0rear window that powered down into the tailgate would become a hallmark of future Broncos.<\/p>\n
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1980-86 Bronco<\/h3>\n For its third-generation, the Bronco continued to move in lockstep with the F-150 pickup, becoming Ford\u2019s truck-based family vehicle. In 1982, the Bronco for the first time wore\u00a0a proper Blue Oval emblem on its kisser.<\/p>\n
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1983-90 Bronco II<\/h3>\n While maintaining big brother\u2019s signature two-door look, the Deuce was a smaller \u2014\u00a0by 19 inches in length\u00a0\u2014 Bronco. The Ranger pickup-based model had a family focus that would eventually morph into the five-door Ford Explorer. Note the\u00a0return to a self-contained grille like the original Bronco, though with square design cues.<\/p>\n
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1987-91 Bronco<\/h3>\n The fourth-generation\u00a0Bronco continued to evolve with wrap-around headlights and oval wheel arches. In 1991, Ford celebrated 25 years of Bronco with a limited-production, silver-anniversary edition. Electronic fuel-injection and rear\u00a0anti-lock brakes were added.<\/p>\n
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1992-96 Bronco<\/h3>\n For its fifth generation, the Bronco went upscale with an Eddie Bauer package featuring a two-tone exterior and more-luxurious interior. But the 1993 model-year Bronco may have been its most famous as one was owned by former football star OJ Simpson who infamously led police on a nationally televised slow-speed chase \u2014 viewed by 95 million Americans \u2014 after being charged with the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994.<\/p>\n
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1996 Bronco<\/p>\n
The last Bronco rolled off the line as Ford focused on the Explorer line of SUVs. It made\u00a0room for the five-door Expedition based on the new-for-’97 F-150.<\/p>\n
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2004 Bronco Inspiration<\/h3>\n The long tease begins as Ford introduced a retro-styled concept\u00a0 at the 2004 Detroit auto show. It woke up Bronco Nation with its modern turbo-diesel engine\u00a0and dual-clutch automatic gearbox.<\/p>\n
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2019 Bronco\u00a0Baja racer<\/h3>\n Ford celebrated the 50th anniversary of its legendary Baja 1969 win with the Bronco R prototype at the Baja 1000. The racer is based on the same production chassis and powertrain that is the backbone of the 2021 Bronco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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