Ford’s first four-wheel drive built as one: the 1966–77 Bronco on a 92-inch wheelbase with coil-sprung solid front axle, the 170 and 200 sixes and the 289 and 302 V8s, in wagon, half-cab pick-up and open roadster bodies; 225,586 built at Wayne, Michigan.
MODEL LINEBronco 1966–77BUILT BYFord Motor CompanyPRODUCED1966–77PRODUCTION225,586LAYOUT4 wheels · 92″
The record
Ford designed the Bronco under Donald Frey and Paul Axelrad as a purpose-built off-road vehicle against the Jeep CJ-5 and International Scout, with its own frame and body, a radius-arm coil front suspension and a 170 cu in six; the 289 V8 came in 1966 and the 302 in 1969. The roadster with no roof or doors was dropped after 1968, the Sport trim came in 1967 and the Ranger in 1972. Bill Stroppe’s racing programme produced about 650 Baja Broncos in 1971–75. The first-generation Bronco is the most collected Ford four-wheel drive.
ENGINE2.8-litre (170 cu in) and 3.3-litre (200 cu in) sixes; 4.7-litre (289 cu in) and 5.0-litre (302 cu in) V8s
PRODUCTION RUN225,586
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSreplaced by the full-size Bronco of 1978
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEBronco 1966–77
FAMILYBronco 1966–77
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92″
BODY STYLEWagon
VARIANTS3
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Body styles & colours
Body style
Factory colours
Wimbledon White
Rangoon Red
Raven Black
Springtime Yellow
Holly Green
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.
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