Early Bronco sighting this morning .

[Chris142]

Please excuse my driving and picture taking.

Spotted this early Bronco this morning. Although the rear fenders are cut its still super nice .


Many of them have had an automatic transmission put in them. This one was still a 3 on the tree.

And I thought I was the only person around here that knew how to shift that. LoL

 

[fantastic]

I seen another one in my area and a vintage International Scout as well.

 

[BobsArmory]

My first vehicle was a 73 Bronco with a 302 and 3 on the tree. Wish I still had that

 

[supton]

I still have yet to drive a three on a tree. I "know" how to do it, just have never had the chance.

 

[fantastic]

My first vehicle was a 73 Bronco with a 302 and 3 on the tree. Wish I still had that

Wouldn't that have been a full size?

 

[Zebra312]

Wouldn't that have been a full size?

Full size didn’t happen til 78.

 

[Ed_Flecko]

If anyone thinks having a manual transmission with a floor mounted shifter is a great way to prevent your vehicle from being stolen (and it is)...a "three on the tree" takes that to a whole new level!



Ed

 

[Passport1]

Looks like a shade of white. Was being pursued by 12 police cars?

 

[fantastic]

I still have yet to drive a three on a tree. I "know" how to do it, just have never had the chance.

I remember my older brother test driving my grandpa's 1963 Ford F-100 farm truck. It had an inline 6 of some sort and three on the tree as they say. Wooden bed too.

 

[fantastic]

Full size didn’t happen til 78.

Cool! Thanks That's sounds right.

 

[wbwanzer]

I still have yet to drive a three on a tree. I "know" how to do it, just have never had the chance.

I learned to drive on a 'three on the tree' in our '66 Dodge Coronet.

 

[fdcg27]

If anyone thinks having a manual transmission with a floor mounted shifter is a great way to prevent your vehicle from being stolen (and it is)...a "three on the tree" takes that to a whole new level!



Ed

Yep, column shift is never anywhere near as pleasant to use as a floor shifter.
There were a number of Euro cars that had four on the tree back in the day. That would have to get old quickly.

 

[Chris142]

Wouldn't that have been a full size?

The 66-77 was the first generation

 

[Chris142]

Yep, column shift is never anywhere near as pleasant to use as a floor shifter.
There were a number of Euro cars that had four on the tree back in the day. That would have to get old quickly.

I had a 69 chevelle with a 3 on the tree. I liked it. All my friends pushed me to put it on the floor which I did. I didnt like that as much.

 

[fantastic]

The 66-77 was the first generation

I guess 78 is when they split and started making the full size? I remember seeing plenty of the late 80's and early 90's smaller Bronco. Would be cool to have a good example of the last year or something.

 

[Zebra312]

I guess 78 is when they split and started making the full size? I remember seeing plenty of the late 80's and early 90's smaller Bronco. Would be cool to have a good example of the last year or something.

1966-77 Was the First Generation, the Early Bronco

1978 was the first generation the full size Bronco based on the F150, and carried into 1979 largely unchanged. The Bronco remained a full sized rig on the F150(ish) platform until its demise in 1996.

The Bronco II was based on the Ranger platform, and was produced, largely unchanged, from 1984 until 1990, when it gave way to the Explorer.

 

[ripcord]

The main reason that folks would convert column to floor shifters wasn't for performance or to be more cool, it was because the column shifter linkage was prone to wearing out and made them a huge pain in the neck to use after a while. They weren't bad at all when they were working correctly.

 

[4wd]

A buddy built one like that - lifted on 36” MT’s - he built the bumpers and installed a PTO winch …
- 351C with headers, intake, Holley …