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Truck Of The Day: October 10, 2010; Hot Wheels '80 Ford Bronco
Topic Started: Oct 10 2010, 03:27 AM (492 Views)
Swifty
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Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels' 1980 Ford Bronco.

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The Ford Bronco is a sport utility vehicle that was produced from 1966 through 1996, with five distinct generations. Broncos can be divided into two categories: early Broncos (1966–1977) and full-size Broncos (1978–1996).

The Bronco was introduced in 1966 as a competitor to the small four-wheel-drive compact SUVs such as the Jeep CJ-5 and International Harvester Scout, and built on its own platform.[1] A major redesign in 1978 moved the Bronco to a larger size, and it was built using a shortened Ford F-Series truck chassis to compete with the similarly adapted Chevrolet K5 Blazer.

The full-size Broncos and the successor Expedition were produced at Ford's Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan.

The Bronco permanently entered popular culture on June 17, 1994, as a white 1993 model owned and driven by Al Cowlings with O. J. Simpson, who was wanted for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, attempted to elude the Los Angeles Police Department in a low-speed chase. With an estimated television audience of 95 million, the event was described "as the most famous ride on American shores since Paul Revere's".


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Ford Bronco

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A regular in the Hot Wheels range for over two decades, this is one of the final releases before the model suffered its Final Run. The "WASH ME" scrawled in the back window makes this one of the coolest examples of this casting.

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The Bronco received a major redesign for 1980, coinciding with the F-Series. The new Bronco was shorter, and had cosmetic changes along with powertrain, suspension and other odds and ends. Most notably, the live front axle was replaced by a Twin Traction Beam (TTB) setup in the front end for an independent front suspension. The TTB a hybrid of a true independent front suspension and a solid front axle, with a "solid" axle that pivots around the differential and uses coil springs instead of leaf springs. The TTB system offered a higher degree of control and comfort both on and off road, but sacrificed wheel travel, and is notorious for being difficult to keep aligned when larger than stock tires are used.

With a smaller Bronco and fuel economy in mind, Ford offered a 300 cu in (4.9 L) straight six as the base engine. Although this engine came with more torque than the 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8 and comparable to the 351 cu in (5.8 L) V8 (until the High Output model), the engine was limited by a 1-bbl carburetor and restrictive single-out exhaust manifolds. Electronic emissions equipment added in 1984 further restricted the power of the inline six. Ford used up their remaining stock of 351M engines before switching over to the 351W in mid-model year 1982. A "High Output" version of the 351W became an option in 1984 and continued into the 1987 model year until the introduction of fuel injection. Output was 210 hp (157 kW) at 4000 rpm vs the standard 2-bbl 351W which made 156 hp (116 kW) at 4000 rpm.[12] The 302 was the first engine to receive electronic fuel-injection, starting in the 1985 model year, as well as a four-speed automatic overdrive transmission. The Eddie Bauer trim package started in 1985 as well.

Cosmetically, Ford returned to using its "blue oval" logo on the front of a slightly redesigned grille, and removed the "F O R D" letters from the hood in 1982. Classic square mirrors were dropped in 1986.


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JustDavid
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"Wash me" is the best touch I've seen! For that alone I could vote this one.
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craftymore
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Looks like you need to do some repair on the frame Swifty, it's rusting away! Why was this casting ditched? Would seem to me this would make for a great retro SUV in the HWs line if they could update the base and wheels on it.
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Swifty
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craftymore
Oct 10 2010, 07:30 PM
Looks like you need to do some repair on the frame Swifty, it's rusting away!
The joys of living in the Rust Belt!
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AQUA XK8
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Cool casting. I picked up one of these from a dollar table a while back. Mine has a black bike on back and a white bed cap. The vehicle itself is redish, with the bottom half white with black graphics on it. The cycle on the back prompted me to buy it.
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James
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I am not a big fan of this casting, it seems a tad too out of scale, and I don't like the bike on the back, They could of done so much more with it. a 2 dimensional bike doesn't cut it.

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