Sasquatch or '66 Roller?

[Pancho Kornwallace]

I found a '66 Ford Bronco Roller for $5500 on Craigslist:
https://morgantown.craigslist.org/cto/d/rivesville-bronco/7232776867.html

In theory, for about the same price:
I could get a base without Sasquatch and a 1966 Bronco... or a base WITH Sasquatch.

Of course I would have to probably have to put a lot of work into the '66, but it could keep me occupied as I am waiting. I could get the '66 running and perhaps turn a profit on it? Or maybe I get so attached to it, that I keep it, and delay my new Bronco purchase?

Any advice you could provide would be appreciated.

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[drive21bronco]

Squatch the 66'

 

[ROKBRNC]

<insert sarcasm> I would say good luck finding parts considering that the first year of production wasn't until '66, '65 must have been a unicorn.

 

[drive21bronco]

<insert sarcasm> I would say good luck finding parts considering that the first year of production wasn't until '66, '65 must have been a unicorn.

I should have caught onto that.. 65 oops

 

[Pancho Kornwallace]

<insert sarcasm> I would say good luck finding parts considering that the first year of production wasn't until '66, '65 must have been a unicorn.

Fixed my post. It is a '66. I confused the first year with the Mustang...
'65 Mustang just naturally comes out of my brain. Hard to adjust to '66 Bronco as the first year.

It is listed as a '66 in Craigslist. It was my mistake to call it a '65.

 

[Rocketeer Rick]

That '66 looks like a bit of a rat, so I guess it depends on what you'd want out of it. By rolling chassis, is only missing the engine, or also the transmission and transfer case? One key is if the body tub is worth repairing, or is it as rotten under the flat black as many of them are?

Let's say you buy it for $5000, assuming the body is crap, so a Dynacorn body tub costs $15000ish, you have come up with a drivetrain and rebuild the engine/trans/case, so at least $10,000 (depends on how far you want to take it). That's $30K and you haven't painted it yet, or put wheels/tires on it, etc. OTOH, of course, if the body can be patched up, it'd be a bit cheaper. But it depends on how much of you can do yourself and what level of finish you're willing to accept.

But the point is simply this - yes, you can buy this and a base model new for the price of a base squatch. But to refurb the '66 to a decent level of finish and reliability, you'll probably also wind up spending as much as the base model on that alone...

 

[Garbone]

Having done our C10 I would go 2021, cheaper in time and money. Do you like the idea of building a vehicle with your own hands?

 

[Pancho Kornwallace]

I should have caught onto that.. 65 oops

My mistake.

 

[Pork-n-Bean]

Ad says body is an "easy fix". No such thing on an old 4x4, or probably anything else. Body work and paint is not easy, or cheap. Unless you are in abundance of free time and cash, go with a new Bronco.

 

[ROKBRNC]

Fixed my post. It is a '66. I confused the first year with the Mustang...
'65 Mustang just naturally comes out of my brain. Hard to adjust to '66 Bronco as the first year.

It is listed as a '66 in Craigslist. It was my mistake to call it a '65.

lol, just bustin on ya, but in all honesty, given a choice between an original and new, I'd always go old. If you can do both like myself then even better! Reality is the EB will only increase in value as it has already gone up more than 300% in just the past 5 years. the new Bronco will suffer the same fate as any other new vehicle and will lose 20% of it's value as soon as it leaves the dealer lot and continue to decrease in value at a rate of 2%-7% annually. If you're going to have a toy, might as well be one that still has value once you're done playing with it.

 

[Felix808]

Personally if you are looking for an EB,. I would look for 71 or a later model to get the front 44 vs 30. 76 or 77 if you want factory disc brakes. $.02

Getting back in an EB (had a 76) has crossed my mind more than once, but the reality is I would rarely take it on the trail & be able to enjoy it as much if I did (value & risk of damage) & the extra room with the 4-door & soon to be parts availability & such its a no brainer for me to get the new truck.

 

[SevenT]

If you were to entertain a look at that 1966, remember it is 54 years old and Ford did not do a great job sealing the seams. That is where they rust out. If you found this in the Rust Belt, it is really only worth the cost of replacing the entire floor (from radiator support to tailgate), A and B pillars (door jambs), tail light buckets, inner and outer rear quarters, tailgate, etc. All of that steel will cost ~$10K and that is before fitment and welding. Good luck, these kinds of projects balloon and that is why the CFO calls my 1970 'The Bank Robber'.

 

[drive21bronco]

I bought a 67 Bronco 3 years ago. Similar shape.. still in a 1,000 pieces. slowly coming together. very slowly.

 

[vrtical]

Dynacorn and coyote swap the 66

 

[Deleted member 3063]

So, if you put the price of a base Bronco in it, what would it be worth restored? At least the price of a FE imho.

Prices are crazy for restored EBs

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