The Bronco information drip feed

[frinesi2]

I've seen a few articles posted on this. Ford might not want to show their hand, per se, but they might want to give em a wink and flash a face card or something...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/new...-getting-more-interested-in-jeeps/ar-BB11NJY5


https://www.thedrive.com/news/32766...e-world-has-more-americans-considering-a-jeep

Whoever can sell the most overlanding-ready vehicle when this is all over is going to be way ahead, that's for sure!

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[MaverickMan]

So was the Bronco ever used for any expeditions anywhere like the Land Rover Defender and the Land Rover Discovery? Maybe not, or? And also, have the military anywhere used the Bronco? You know, like the Land Rovers. Yes/no?

Broncos have been used for serious offroading all across this vast continent. They havd been used by ranchers, farmers, law enforcement, mudders whose girlfriends like to have a seat in the bed, and all sorts for years. They have not been traditionally used un our military because our military likes to build huge expensive behemoths for any serious foreign use. Yeah we used the k5s some but mostly for supervisors around base.
I feel Broncos havent gone worldwide because at home they have a wide world to tackle already. Unlike landrovers who ran out of room on the british isles as soon as the built more then one or 2. The leftovers of British colonialsim fueled landrovers expansion worldwide. The US prefers to send larger purpose built vehicles abroad rather than vehicles not designed for combat. Landrovers have been well documented for not being able to carry adequate armor to protect occupants from landmines and ieds simply because their chassis werent ever designed to carry 2000lbs of armor and occupants and payload. Even the Humvees proved to be overweight with enough armor to protect occupants which is why the military has switched to much beefier platforms. Also the same reason jeeps were replaced by hummers. Landrover soldiered on in the face of the facts of changes in war often at the sacrifice of soldiers. Just like warlords who love their toyotas, cheap and effective and there are always more child soldiers to train.

This was never the plan of the bronco. It was designed for farmers with wives and was adopted by all the fun loving americans like have a truck and eat their cake too.

Not that i dont like idea of landrovers, just never could afford one or its maintence.

Also my wifes 96 bronco is used as our tow vehicle, camper, her construction tool hauler work vehicle, beach day vehicle, and our laundry and grocery day vehicle. The only thing we dont use it for is dump runs. For that i use my comanche with its 2000lb payload capacity.

Now does anyone have any bronco leaks or shall we continue arguing with posh landrover folk?

 

[Bronc-O]

Broncos have been used for serious offroading all across this vast continent. They havd been used by ranchers, farmers, law enforcement, mudders whose girlfriends like to have a seat in the bed, and all sorts for years. They have not been traditionally used un our military because our military likes to build huge expensive behemoths for any serious foreign use. Yeah we used the k5s some but mostly for supervisors around base.
I feel Broncos havent gone worldwide because at home they have a wide world to tackle already. Unlike landrovers who ran out of room on the british isles as soon as the built more then one or 2. The leftovers of British colonialsim fueled landrovers expansion worldwide. The US prefers to send larger purpose built vehicles abroad rather than vehicles not designed for combat. Landrovers have been well documented for not being able to carry adequate armor to protect occupants from landmines and ieds simply because their chassis werent ever designed to carry 2000lbs of armor and occupants and payload. Even the Humvees proved to be overweight with enough armor to protect occupants which is why the military has switched to much beefier platforms. Also the same reason jeeps were replaced by hummers. Landrover soldiered on in the face of the facts of changes in war often at the sacrifice of soldiers. Just like warlords who love their toyotas, cheap and effective and there are always more child soldiers to train.

This was never the plan of the bronco. It was designed for farmers with wives and was adopted by all the fun loving americans like have a truck and eat their cake too.

Not that i dont like idea of landrovers, just never could afford one or its maintence.

Also my wifes 96 bronco is used as our tow vehicle, camper, her construction tool hauler work vehicle, beach day vehicle, and our laundry and grocery day vehicle. The only thing we dont use it for is dump runs. For that i use my comanche with its 2000lb payload capacity.

Now does anyone have any bronco leaks or shall we continue arguing with posh landrover folk?

This is one of my best memories of an old Bronco.

 

[Superds]

Broncos have been used for serious offroading all across this vast continent. They havd been used by ranchers, farmers, law enforcement, mudders whose girlfriends like to have a seat in the bed, and all sorts for years. They have not been traditionally used un our military because our military likes to build huge expensive behemoths for any serious foreign use. Yeah we used the k5s some but mostly for supervisors around base.
I feel Broncos havent gone worldwide because at home they have a wide world to tackle already. Unlike landrovers who ran out of room on the british isles as soon as the built more then one or 2. The leftovers of British colonialsim fueled landrovers expansion worldwide. The US prefers to send larger purpose built vehicles abroad rather than vehicles not designed for combat. Landrovers have been well documented for not being able to carry adequate armor to protect occupants from landmines and ieds simply because their chassis werent ever designed to carry 2000lbs of armor and occupants and payload. Even the Humvees proved to be overweight with enough armor to protect occupants which is why the military has switched to much beefier platforms. Also the same reason jeeps were replaced by hummers. Landrover soldiered on in the face of the facts of changes in war often at the sacrifice of soldiers. Just like warlords who love their toyotas, cheap and effective and there are always more child soldiers to train.

This was never the plan of the bronco. It was designed for farmers with wives and was adopted by all the fun loving americans like have a truck and eat their cake too.

Not that i dont like idea of landrovers, just never could afford one or its maintence.

Also my wifes 96 bronco is used as our tow vehicle, camper, her construction tool hauler work vehicle, beach day vehicle, and our laundry and grocery day vehicle. The only thing we dont use it for is dump runs. For that i use my comanche with its 2000lb payload capacity.

Now does anyone have any bronco leaks or shall we continue arguing with posh landrover folk?

Bravo! I had thought about a very similar response, but was too lazy. Thank you for taking the time to type that out!

 

[BAUS67]

This is one of my best memories of an old Bronco.

I remember that show.. 40 seconds in is the Built Ford Tough moment.

 

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[BAUS67]

Kathline Turner is HOT !! I always have to take a minute every time I see these old flicks from back in the day I think of the "stuntman", a lost art because of all the computer generated stuff so common now.

 

[Rollerstud98]

Kathline Turner is HOT !! I always have to take a minute every time I see these old flicks from back in the day I think of the "stuntman", a lost art because of all the computer generated stuff so common now.

Have you watched Mad Max Fury Road? Great practical effects.

 

[MaverickMan]

I think the stuntman is still around just not recognized like they always have been. Look at people like Zoe Bell and her work on Xena, Kill Bill, and Deathproof. They even made a documentary about her. Also you have pure lunatic actors like Tom Cruise who scales mountains with nothing but a fishing line, and straps himself to the side of cargo jets. The stuntman or woman is still there taking punches though, but if you see em they arent doing their job right.

 

[frinesi2]

Interesting - this article on The Drive quotes an article from Bloomberg that claims that the Bronco was supposed to debut on April 2nd before getting postponed.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/32942...o-torpedo-2020s-most-important-new-car-debuts

Of course this doesn't help now but maybe provides some closure on our original guesses at the reveal date ...

 

[frinesi2]

Well nevermind then haha. For some reason I thought that was the date that the press releases went out to the publications, and the embargo would lift some time after that.

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