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Ttb Frickin Hilarious! Looks like something Mel Brooks would have thrown together right after Blazing Saddles!

Here is why I ask about width - This is one of the trails we aspire to (though I'll have to slip a valium into the wife's morning coffee before we go....) I think these old Willys were right about 70" wide. At the 5:20 mark in the video you can see where width becomes a bit of a challenge...

What are the latest guesses on the width of the new Bronco versus the wrangler and the early Bronco?

Whew - Looking at that drawing, if you dent the tube, that step ain't gonna pivot anymore....

Fine. My point is that the value of the product we are buying is significantly higher. It lasts twice as long, is much safer and requires fewer of my weekend hours to maintain.

What we are ignoring in this conversation is the quality of the product we are buying now versus then. I bought my second bronco in 1980, a 1973 3 spd 302. Already the floors were nearly completely rusted out, along with the door posts, the tailgate, the windshield frame and the rear quarter...

I see what you're talking about. Brings back horrible memories of the rust that seam generated in the rear quarters. Then I start thinking of the floors, tailgate and the effing door posts.... Yeesh! We really sucked w/body panels back then....

Aside from the proportional aesthetics you mention, the aluminum body may help lower the CG somewhat. I bet they are being real careful not to get into a 1st gen Explorer CG issue.

I'm thinking a fixed hard roof back to the corner posts, removable side and possibly rear panels would be nice. Here in the mountains, we'd rarely remove the roof. You'd either be cooked, covered in dust or frozen. Dust is a huge problem out here to the point where people fit engine...

Not real durable - It'll scratch off with your fingernail. People use it though and respray frequently.

It would be nice to have a new approach to offroad paint/coatings that is more resistant to desert pinstriping, chipping etc. I see a lot of older offroad vehicles spraying on heavy polyurethane/ plastic dip/ wraps etc. What other options might Ford consider? A nice matte olive drab would be...

Beyond my emotional bond with the early Bronco, here is why I am intrigued by the new Bronco offering. I live at 9100 feet. Normally aspirated motors lose 27% of their power at that elevation. I’m climbing mountains constantly. Last year we had 25 feet of snow over the season at the house. A...