How rare is my Bronco

[vrtical]

Weren't there something like 5000 different model combinations based on the options provided early on and the ability to mix and match? So a lot of folk that ordered especially have something that's "rare". Rare is not the same as valuable, though. There's not a lot of Yugos (the Eastern European car) left, but you might be hard pressed to find someone that would pay a lot for it.

The Marti reports are going to be something when they make them for 6Gs 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 lol. IMO soo far I would say an Everglades in Dessert Sand might have a chance at rarity.

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[Beach_Bum]

The Marti reports are going to be something when they make them for 6Gs 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 lol. IMO soo far I would say an Everglades in Dessert Sand might have a chance at rarity.

Especially if it has a build date in the spring when a small batch of chassis were produced when Ford needed a DS Everglades for marketing. The majority of DS Everglades were produced in a 6 week window in the summer of that year when the Ranger Splash edition was also being produced with DS.

I encountered one of those rare batch DS Everglades at Super Cel that year in April. They were waiting behind me at the lone car wash near the IGA.

 

[ThunderFlash]

One last thought on the collectability topic. The main factor in the distant future value be will how history remembers the G6 Bronco. Could be:

"Those things were a novel return to a rugged off road capability in a market largely comprised of bland/boring/generic unibody SUVs and also one of the last purely petrol driven vehicles...with a manual transmission AND 2-door option. Very cool those old G6 Broncos are."

OR...

"The G6 Bronco, those things were recall queens. Ford was really floundering in those days."

We know it SHOULD be the former, but history can be cruel.

 

[HotdogThud]

We know it SHOULD be the former, but history can be cruel.

And on the flipside, history can be hilariously kind. The Edsel was widely considered to be one of the worst cars of the era.

Yet good ones go for 30-6k on BaT, go figure.

 

[Kevin Scarbel]

I had my local dealer do a search to find my 2-door manual Big Bend in Nov 2024, and we had to go out-of-state to pick it up. I guess someone ordered it, then had to bail upon delivery. It's my understanding that there were even less 2-door manuals made in 2025 in total, in only two trims (excluding the Stropp which insanely is now exclusively 4-door for 2026).

I agree about the driving experience; I drove an auto (because I HAD to) at the Tennessee OffRodeo last June, and it bucked and surged just when I needed it not to. I felt like I didn't have control over the vehicle; especially when coming out of a creek bed or facing an unexpected change in incline. The instructor didn't cover the use of manuals (even though several raised their hands when asked if they had one). All the Bronco mules there were automatics, and it was clear we supposed to suck it up. Not one mention of that incredible 45:1 crawl gear, the ability to modulate the clutch under rapidly-changing traction situations, etc. Another thing: the other manual guys I talked to felt the same way. They had driven manual Jeeps, like me, for years. But at the OffRoadeo we had to instead share the love with the cookie-cutter 4-door autos with all the robot nannies.

I'm just done arguing the merits of a short wheelbase with a manual. For those that feel the same way, it is probably is best to just order one while you still can.

My two 10-speed Broncos perform flawlessly. I've never experienced bucking and surging.
But there are days when I want to row gears, so I bought one more, a Heritage manual. My Everglades would have been a manual had it been an option. But again I have no complaints with the 10-speed auto.

 

[ThunderFlash]

Yet good ones go for 30-6k on BaT, go figure.

I was curious and asked Google what an Edsel would sell for today adjusting for inflation. Original MSRP was $3,300 to $4,800. Today that would be $36,000 to $55,000. Kind of interesting based on your BaT estimate...and also makes me a little ill wondering what inflation has in store for the near future.

 

[userdude]

I was curious and asked Google what an Edsel would sell for today adjusting for inflation. Original MSRP was $3,300 to $4,800. Today that would be $36,000 to $55,000. Kind of interesting based on your BaT estimate...and also makes me a little ill wondering what inflation has in store for the near future.

What does inflation have to do with the nominal auction value of a nearly antique car?

 

[ThunderFlash]

What does inflation have to do with the nominal auction value of a nearly antique car?

I personally find it interesting that the auction price of a 65 year old car are essentially the same as what that very car would have cost today if new, but I'm simple like that.

Edit: I suppose what is interesting is that the $3,300 investment in 1960 selling for $36,000 in 2025 isn't really the whopping return it seems. You got what you paid for it back.

 

[ThunderFlash]

@userdude, so the $3,300 car in 1960 selling for $36,000 in 2025 is a break even proposition over 65 years. Didn't make anything and didn't lose anything because of inflation. That's actually not bad in car world. By comparison, if I had bought $3,300 of Coca Cola stock in 1960 (a steady Eddie, Blue Chip stock), it would be worth $1.8M to $2.1M today. So, getting $36,000 for a 1960 Edsel is great, I guess.

Edit: BUT with the Coke stock, I would have missed all those oil changes and looking at that lemon sucking Edsel face all those years!

 

[The Green Flash]

I personally find it interesting that the auction price of a 65 year old car are essentially the same as what that very car would have cost today if new, but I'm simple like that.

Edit: I suppose what is interesting is that the $3,300 investment in 1960 selling for $36,000 in 2025 isn't really the whopping return it seems. You got what you paid for it back.

Maybe consider inflation differently... that Edsel isn't 'worth' any more than it ever was... but the value of the dollar has been diminished to a point where it takes a lot more of them to buy the same thing.

My late father had his 'ounce of gold' theorem: Way back in the 1940's, when he was a kid, the value of an ounce of gold (~ $35) was just enough to buy a really nicely made, custom tailored man's suit. 50 years later, a nicely tailored man's suit still cost about what an ounce of gold was worth (~ $400) Theres just a lot more zeros behind the dollar equivalent.

Not sure what a new suit costs these days... but with gold in the $3k to $4k an ounce range... I sure hope a nicely tailored suit doenst cost THAT much!

 

[timhood]

@userdude, so the $3,300 car in 1960 selling for $36,000 in 2025 is a break even proposition over 65 years. Didn't make anything and didn't lose anything because of inflation.

That's the fallacy that those who didn't own the car assume. It wasn't a break-even, it was a loss. All those years of paying registration, insurance, and maintenance add up to a significant sum. Even assuming it wasn't being registered for years and minimal insurance was kept on it, those top-dollar cars had maintenance and restorative work just so it could sit in a garage and take up space for 65 years (which would make it a worse investment than if it was at least used and enjoyed occasionally).

 

[NirWheels]

Ok,

Initially I figured finding a base trim 2dr manual sasquatch was going to be difficult because it was just owned by people who weren't going to let it go.

What the dealer said was it was a special order only for pretty much every dealer in 2022.

So my question is, I have a Cyber Orange Metallic 2 Dr base advanced trim with a manual transmission and the sound deadening option for the hard top with 23k miles on it that I just paid 36k for. Would this be rare and in 20 years would it be basically a unicorn or were 10s of thousands made the exact same and its just uncommon?

Forget about those with the 4 doors automatic saying… they just jealous they made a practical purchase. Yes 2 doors manual Bronco are a lot harder to find. I was told only 5% are manual until 2022. 0 made in 2023. So if you split the 5% between the 2 and 4 doors, I’d say it’s pretty rare. How rare they will be in 20 years? Unfortunately I believe most Broncos won’t last 20 years… so very rare if you’ll manage to keep it running.

 

[Montana Bronco]

Forget about those with the 4 doors automatic saying… they just jealous they made a practical purchase. Yes 2 doors manual Bronco are a lot harder to find. I was told only 5% are manual until 2022. 0 made in 2023. So if you split the 5% between the 2 and 4 doors, I’d say it’s pretty rare. How rare they will be in 20 years? Unfortunately I believe most Broncos won’t last 20 years… so very rare if you’ll manage to keep it running.

Who Told you there where zero manual transmission Bronco’s built in 2023 ?

I own one.

So if what you say is true that means I own the rarest Bronco in world history.

 

[Herewegoagain]

Ok,

Initially I figured finding a base trim 2dr manual sasquatch was going to be difficult because it was just owned by people who weren't going to let it go.

What the dealer said was it was a special order only for pretty much every dealer in 2022.

So my question is, I have a Cyber Orange Metallic 2 Dr base advanced trim with a manual transmission and the sound deadening option for the hard top with 23k miles on it that I just paid 36k for. Would this be rare and in 20 years would it be basically a unicorn or were 10s of thousands made the exact same and its just uncommon?

Donkies are a dime a dozen but I'm glad you find comfort in thinking yours is special !

 

[MannyG20]

If you are wanting to recoup your money in 20 years you should have invested it instead of buying a mass produced car made by Ford.
the Bronco is all about gratification in the moment not about future gain

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