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Orange 1974 Ford Bronco Sport with white bikini top on a gravel drive
Early Bronco · Hudson Valley, New York

1974 Ford Bronco Sport.
Sorted, and ready for the water.

302 V8, automatic, four-wheel drive. Rewired, re-steered and re-braked by a specialist shop in 2021. New Toms Offroad top and interior. Clean New York title, no liens. One hour from Manhattan. Delivery anywhere in the New York area, from the city to the Hamptons, the Jersey Shore, Connecticut and the Cape and Islands.

Asking
$85,000
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Engine
302 V8
Gearbox
Automatic
Drive
4×4, floor shift
Title
Clean NY, no liens
2021 shop work
$24,900 documented
Location
Warwick, NY
Photos

Every side, every corner, underneath included.

Loose dust and pine needles were cleaned out of the interior shots. Nothing else was retouched: every chip, every bit of surface rust and every worn edge is exactly as it is on the truck. Click any photo to enlarge.

Video

Cold start to open road.

Four short clips, shot on a phone from the owner's seat with the sound on. Nothing staged: a cold engine, the gravel drive, and the back roads around Warwick.

1. Cold startHand on the cold exhaust, in through the driver door, key on, and the 302 catches. Watch the gauges come up. 50 seconds.
2. Down the driveOff the gravel and onto the road, first gear through the trees. One minute.
3. On the roadTwo runs on the back roads with the speedometer in frame, up to about 50. A little over a minute.
4. In the garageAn earlier start-up from inside the garage, then rolling out into the daylight. 38 seconds.
The truck

An early Bronco that has already had the expensive weekend.

Most first-generation Broncos for sale are one of two things: a fresh six-figure restomod, or a pretty truck with forty-year-old wiring and brakes underneath the paint. This one is the honest middle. It looks the part on a city street, a gravel drive out east or a ferry line, and the systems that make an old truck a chore have already been done.

In the autumn of 2021 the truck went to Bonez Garage in Montgomery, New York for a full sort-out. The shop pulled the entire original wiring harness and replaced it with a new Deluxe Bronco rewire kit, a new fuse block, alternator, gauges, switches and lighting. While it was apart they replaced the power steering gearbox, pump and hoses, the tie rods and drag link, the master cylinder, brake lines, drums and hoses, the heater box, the thermostat and cooling hoses, the fuel sending unit, and the ignition. The invoice runs to fifteen pages and about 190 shop hours, and it is linked below with the previous owner's details redacted.

Since then the truck has had a new white bikini top, new seats and new door panels from Toms Offroad, the early-Bronco specialists. It rides on Bilstein shocks and General Grabber AT2 tires on polished aluminum wheels, with front disc brakes and braided lines. The 302 V8 breathes through an Edelbrock intake and fires on a PerTronix Flame-Thrower coil. Power steering and power brakes make it a truck you can hand to anyone in the family.

It is a driver, not a trailer queen, and it is priced as one. Read the condition section, look at the underneath photos, and then come and drive it.

  • Rewired, not patchedComplete new harness, fuse block, gauges, switches and alternator, 2021.
  • Steering and brakes doneNew power steering box, pump and hoses. New master cylinder, lines, drums and hoses. Front discs, Bilstein shocks, steering stabilizer.
  • Toms Offroad top and interiorNew white bikini top, seats and door panels from the best-known early-Bronco parts house.
  • Paperwork in orderNew York title in the current owner's name, no liens, current registration through September 2027.
  • Close to where you will use itWarwick, NY. About an hour from Manhattan, and within a morning's drive of anywhere from the Jersey Shore to Cape Cod.
Specifications

What it is.

Year, model1974 Ford Bronco Sport, wagon body (U15)
VINU15GLT1151
Engine302 cu in V8, Edelbrock intake and air cleaner, Taylor Spiro-Pro 8 mm plug wires, PerTronix Flame-Thrower coil, new cap, rotor and plugs in 2021
TransmissionAutomatic, Sidewinder floor shifter, new neutral safety and reverse switch (2021)
Transfer caseFloor-shift four-wheel drive, new shifter boot and cable (2021)
SteeringPower. New gearbox, pump, hoses, tie rods, drag link, track-bar bushings and steering stabilizer (2021)
BrakesPower assist. Front discs with braided lines. New master cylinder, hard lines, hoses, rear drums and proportioning hardware (2021)
SuspensionLifted, coil front, leaf rear, Bilstein shocks
Wheels, tiresPolished aluminum wheels, General Grabber AT2 all-terrain tires
ExteriorOrange with white hood panel, white riveted fender flares, chrome bumpers, side trim and mirrors
TopWhite bikini top from Toms Offroad, with windshield channel and strap hooks. No hard top included
InteriorToms Offroad bucket seats and rear bench, door panels, black carpet, roll bar, seat belts, lockable Tuffy glove box, Kenwood head unit with amplifier and rear speakers
ElectricalComplete rewire (Deluxe Bronco kit) with new fuse block, one-wire alternator, LED dash lighting, new gauges and voltage regulators (2021)
OdometerReads 6,383. Title is odometer exempt, true mileage unknown
Weight3,440 lb (per NY registration)
TitleNew York, clean, no liens recorded, issued 2021 to the current owner
2021 shop work

Fifteen pages of receipts.

Bonez Garage, Montgomery NY, invoice 323, September to November 2021. Parts and labor summarised here. The full redacted invoice, with the shop's day-by-day notes, is in the documents section.

  • Deluxe Bronco rewire kit with alternator, glove-box fuse block and volt meter
  • New single-wire alternator, PerTronix Flame-Thrower coil, cap, rotor, NGK plugs, belts
  • New fuel, oil pressure and temperature gauges, senders and voltage regulators
  • Headlight, dimmer, turn signal, ignition and wiper switches; LED dash light bars
  • New front turn signal assemblies, tail light buckets, courtesy lights
  • New power steering gearbox, pump, hose kit, cooler cleaned and refitted
  • New tie rods, adjusting sleeves, drag link, track-bar bushings, steering damper, steering U-joint
  • New heavy-duty brake master cylinder, full brake line kit, steel-braid flex hoses
  • New rear brake drums and shoes, brake warning light kit, brake pressure switch
  • New heater box with blower motor and resistor, heater control cable
  • Thermostat, housing, gasket, radiator hoses, overflow tank
  • Fuel tank sending unit replaced twice until it sealed
  • Neutral safety and reverse light switch kit, transfer case shifter boot
  • Roll bar removed, missing bolts found, reinstalled with all mounting hardware
  • Fuel filler panel fabricated and welded on the driver side
  • Stereo, amplifier, rear speakers and antenna wired; bikini top windshield channel fitted
  • Oil change, alignment, inspection, road test
$24,899.98

Invoice total, parts and labor, at $90 per hour.

  • 9 Sept 2021Evaluation. Test drive, brake inspection on the lift, fault-finding on the lights. Burned wiring found under the dash.
  • Sept 2021Tune-up, steering, brakes. Ignition, cooling, all steering linkage, power steering system, rear brakes, master cylinder and every brake line.
  • Oct 2021Rewire. Original harness out, new harness in front to back, new fuse block, gauges, switches, heater box.
  • Nov 2021Finish. Gauge and regulator faults chased down, fuel sender resealed, stereo wired, top fitted, oil change, alignment, inspection.
Condition

The honest list.

Written so the buyer who flies in finds exactly what the photos show.

PaintThe orange is a respray over an originally blue truck. It is glossy and presents well from ten feet. Up close there are chips on the driver side sill and rocker, and blue shows through in a few spots. Photographed, not touched up.
UnderneathSurface rust on the exhaust, transfer case housing and some hardware, as pictured. The frame and floors look solid in the photos and the shop found nothing structural in 2021. Bring a flashlight.
OdometerShows 6,383 and the title is exempt. Treat the true mileage as unknown.
InteriorSeats, door panels and top are new. The dash has a diamond-plate switch panel and aftermarket gauges. The speedometer bezel has patina and light pitting.
Top and weatherBikini top only. There is no hard top and no soft doors, so this is a fair-weather truck.
ModificationsLift, flares, aftermarket wheels, automatic with a Sidewinder shifter, Edelbrock intake, electronic ignition, disc front brakes, Tuffy glove box, modern stereo. Not a numbers-matching survivor and not sold as one.
Documents

Title, registration, receipts.

Personal details, plate and document numbers are blacked out here. Originals are shown in person.

New York certificate of title, redacted
New York Certificate of TitleIssued 9/21/2021. No liens recorded. Odometer exempt.
 New York registration, redacted
New York RegistrationValid through 09/09/2027.
PDF · 15 pages
Bonez Garage invoice 323September to November 2021, $24,899.98, with daily shop notes.
Location and delivery

An hour from the city. Delivered wherever you are.

The truck lives in Warwick, New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Come and drive it on a weekend, or send your mechanic. Enclosed-carrier delivery can be arranged anywhere in the region, including:

ManhattanBrooklyn and QueensWestchester and the Hudson ValleyLong Island and the HamptonsNew Jersey and the ShoreConnecticutCape CodNantucketMartha's VineyardAnywhere within a few hours, just ask

City deliveries go to your garage or building. Island deliveries are quoted to the ferry terminal or door to door. Pre-purchase inspections at a shop of your choosing are welcome.

How the sale works

Cash sale, private party. Test drives by appointment with proof of insurance. Wire or bank check at closing, title signed over the same day. A refundable deposit holds the truck while you arrange transport.

Get in touch

Ask anything. Come see it.

Questions, more photos of a specific area, a video call walkaround, or to arrange a visit. Replies usually within the day.

Serious buyers only, please. No trades, no financing, no brokers.