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Thunderbird Club

Ford Broncos have become the new cool. I don't get it. A lot of things I would love to own and drive, but they aren't on the list! It was a shocker when they started being a thing.
Yeah, I don’t get it either.

When I was in Jr High in the mountains of Colorado, my parents had a Bronco (1970?) and we did a bunch of four wheeling with it, but it was hard pressed to keep up with the Jeeps of the day off road. Dad traded it in for a K5 Blazer in 1972. As long as the trail didn’t get too narrow the K5 was right at home with the Jeep CJ5’s.

If the vintage car market gets soft I’d expect the old Broncos to be one of the first casualties. Folks that have paid north of $60,000 for them might be hard pressed to get half that back in a sale. The K5 has gone up too but not as stupid high as the Broncos. I’d pay $30,000 for a nice K5 in the right condition. And then there’s the old Defender 90’s. I’d grab one of those in the the $30,000 bracket in the right condition.

edit: hadn’t checked blazer prices in a couple of years, they got stupid expensive too apparently…
1972 Chevrolet Blazer K5 | eBay
as the saying goes, GLWTS
 
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naked BaCH….. too bad about the neck joint…
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I've been hunting, fishing, camping, 4 wheeling with this for the last 6 years, it has been a great truck and goes anywhere it's pointed ... with Toyota reliability.
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But I'd trade it, plus cash for a 1st generation Bronco like this without thinking twice. Back in the day, they went anywhere a CJ would go, at least out here in Arizona.

Call me OJ, lol, but OJ's was the later 2nd gen version.
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I used to be in the middle in terms of age in my work group. After 1 transfer and 2 retirements, I’m the oldest. While I can retire from my current job in 3 years, I’d have to immediately turn around and get another job.
happened quick…..the average age in my group is 35……have had to use the “move over and let the grownups work” once or twice…..what do they teach kids in school these days?…..:rollno: