Mods
Built Ford 200ci I6,\r
Wolverine Blue Racing Cam,\r
Modified Intake Manifold to accept Holley 2bbl,\r
Factory Optioned w/ Snowplow, Offset Bumper, and Air Ride Front Shocks,\r
Dana 44 Front Axle,\r
Disc Brakes,\r
Ford 9" Rear w/ LSD,\r
3" Suspension Lift,\r
31" BFG All-Terrain KO2 Tires,\r
Sun Tachometer,\r
Custom Upholstery, Stereo, and Center Console,\r
Half Cab Roof painted Black with a brush, this was done periodically since the 60's as white roofs show greasy fingerprints easier!
Wolverine Blue Racing Cam,\r
Modified Intake Manifold to accept Holley 2bbl,\r
Factory Optioned w/ Snowplow, Offset Bumper, and Air Ride Front Shocks,\r
Dana 44 Front Axle,\r
Disc Brakes,\r
Ford 9" Rear w/ LSD,\r
3" Suspension Lift,\r
31" BFG All-Terrain KO2 Tires,\r
Sun Tachometer,\r
Custom Upholstery, Stereo, and Center Console,\r
Half Cab Roof painted Black with a brush, this was done periodically since the 60's as white roofs show greasy fingerprints easier!
Build story
Blue Moon started its life at Hempstead Lincoln/Mercury in the late 60's, where my grandfather worked for many years. The Bronco was used around the dealership as a beater shop truck. My father started driving it in the early 70's at the age of 12. He hung around the dealership and learned how to work on cars from the mechanics. As a kid, one of his early memories was plowing snow in the first winter they got it. Once a month they would fill the Bronco higher than the roof with junk, drive to the top of the dump, push all the junk out, then head to Nathan's for a hotdog lunch. The Bronco got used for lots of odd jobs too. It seemed that everyone who had a connection to the dealership borrowed it for one thing or another. Many times, my father was recruited to ride along and help.\r
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My father acquired the Bronco in the 80's after it had sat broken down for several years. My grandfather told him that they were going to junk the Bronco, and he should just take it. The truck was rough; with a bent drive shaft it was barely good for 20 mph, and the suspension was shot. Dad patched it together with junkyard parts and continued using it as a workhorse ever since. It was his beach fishing rig for quite some time. When I came along, I was loaded up in the Bronco within a week being born, and brought to the beach for some fishing. It was a winter beater too. I clearly remember going along with my father and snow plowing in it. I have very good memories of all of the cassette tapes that we playing in it. The passenger door was rotted, and he always had to let me out with a bolt latch on the outside. The truck was cool, loud, and fun. I always loved riding in Blue Moon with Dad.\r
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The truck was getting so ratty and since no one cared about the early Bronco's at that time, Blue Moon became somewhat of a joke. In the early spring of 2006, we decided to restore the rotten old Bronco, as everything on it was basically shot. Chunks of the truck were rotting away before our eyes. It made no sense to keep patching the floor and praying that our feet wouldn't go through.\r
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Blue Moon returned to the road in the summer of 2011. Although we were way out of alignment, idling way too high, and sitting on plastic milk crates, starting the engine and driving around the block for the first time in six years was exhilarating (see the video of that amazing day attached). I was very lucky to be able to daily drive the truck in high school, and make memories of my own off-roading and getting in all kinds of trouble just like my father did in the truck when he was my age!
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My father acquired the Bronco in the 80's after it had sat broken down for several years. My grandfather told him that they were going to junk the Bronco, and he should just take it. The truck was rough; with a bent drive shaft it was barely good for 20 mph, and the suspension was shot. Dad patched it together with junkyard parts and continued using it as a workhorse ever since. It was his beach fishing rig for quite some time. When I came along, I was loaded up in the Bronco within a week being born, and brought to the beach for some fishing. It was a winter beater too. I clearly remember going along with my father and snow plowing in it. I have very good memories of all of the cassette tapes that we playing in it. The passenger door was rotted, and he always had to let me out with a bolt latch on the outside. The truck was cool, loud, and fun. I always loved riding in Blue Moon with Dad.\r
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The truck was getting so ratty and since no one cared about the early Bronco's at that time, Blue Moon became somewhat of a joke. In the early spring of 2006, we decided to restore the rotten old Bronco, as everything on it was basically shot. Chunks of the truck were rotting away before our eyes. It made no sense to keep patching the floor and praying that our feet wouldn't go through.\r
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Blue Moon returned to the road in the summer of 2011. Although we were way out of alignment, idling way too high, and sitting on plastic milk crates, starting the engine and driving around the block for the first time in six years was exhilarating (see the video of that amazing day attached). I was very lucky to be able to daily drive the truck in high school, and make memories of my own off-roading and getting in all kinds of trouble just like my father did in the truck when he was my age!