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What’s a Bronco Sport?

Administrator — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:55:35 +0000

The most common trim package you'll see on an early Bronco is the Sport. It was offered starting in 1967 so had a longer run then the other trim packages like the Bronco Ranger and Bronco Explorer. Think of the Sport as the base package that other trim packages used to add on to. The true "base" of course was no trim package at all, but the Sport was the most common.
The Sport was an aesthetic package and had nothing to do with performance. It consisted of a lot of "bright" parts, which is what Ford literature used to describe chrome.

The interior consisted of vinyl door trim panels with chrome molding, a hard board headliner (assuming you didn't get a Roadster), cigar lighter, front floor mats with chrome retainers, matching rear mat if you ordered a rear seat, chrome horn ring and steering wheel with wood tone horn pad.
The exterior featured chrome trim around the windshield and window frames as well as the drip rail moldings. More chrome came on the grille trim surround, FORD letters and headlight bezels. Same with all the exterior light trim (chrome tail lights, side marker lights and rear reflectors) The tailgate handle was also chrome along with the side body molding, both bumpers, matching bumper guards and wheel covers. And to let everyone know that it was a Sport you got a cool "Bronco" script fender emblem showing a bucking horse and "SPORT" lettering.

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What’s a Bronco Explorer?

Administrator — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:55:16 +0000

The Bronco Explorer trim package was introduced in 1972, the same year as the Ranger package. The Explorer Broncos didn't have as much chrome appointments as the Sport or Ranger, but instead was more focused on paint and interior colors. Buyers wanting to outfit their early Broncos as Explorers had a choice of two color schemes; Blue Metallic or Copper Metallic.

Bronco Explorer exteriors started with special paint; either Metallic Blue or Metallic Copper. Enhancing the paint was a stripe kit with dual triple stripes running down the body. They started at the rear of the rear quarter panel and ran up to just behind the front wheel opening on the front fender. The hood had a stripe to match. If you ordered the Metallic Blue the stripe was white. Mettalic Copper Explorers could have either white or tan stripes. On the rear swing away spare tire was a special Bronco Explorer vinyl cover. The wheel covers were chrome.
Bronco Explorer interiors were color keyed to match the exterior paint. Metallic Blue exterior paint was matched with a blue interior. The seats were vinyl with cloth inserts with a multi-hue stripe pattern.Metallic Copper exterior paint had a tan interior with the same vinyl and cloth pattern. The color scheme continued with the interior door panels. The upper portion was a simulated burled wood pattern while the lower portion was pleated vinyl to match the paint color. The whole door panel was ringed with chrome trim. The dash was also color-keyed and featured an "EXPLORER" badge afixed to the glove box door.

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What’s a Bronco Ranger?

Administrator — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:54:49 +0000

The Bronco Ranger was a trim package first offered in 1972 as an upgrade to the Bronco Sport package.

Like the Sport, the Ranger was and appearance upgrade only. Rangers could be ordered with the same engines, axles, transmission and other mechanical options found on other Broncos of that year.

The Ranger interior included all the items on the Sport model plus a few extras including color-keyed full carpeting. This included the tailgate as well as the wheel housings, which also had vinyl trim above them covering the rear quarter panels. Behind these panels was full insulation. Seats were a combo cloth and vinyl and came in different color combinations including Blue, Green and Ginger. The cloth inserts were a "houndstooth" pattern and definitely reflected the 70's in style. Doors received special trim panels with wood grain accents and cloth inserts to match the seats. Following through with the color keyed look was a matching painted instrument panel and RANGER emblem on the glove box door.
The Ranger exterior built upon the Sport trim. In addition to all the chrome work the Ranger added lower body stripes that ran from front of the front fenders all the way back to the rear quarter panel. This was a thick stripe at the bottom with a thin pin stripe following an inch or so higher. The hood also got a U shaped stripe that followed the raised contour in the sheet metal. The Ranger also included a swing away rear tire carrier and special "BRONCO RANGER" white vinyl spare tire cover.

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