It has been a while since I checked out this thread on Desert Rides about 70’s Ford prerunners and it has grown to 58 pages! What started out as a question about fiberglass flared fenders for 70’s Fords has turned to an incredible show and tell of early model prerunners. There is a some great [...]
You may recall that last month we did an article on a Bill Stroppe prepared Ford Bronco that raced the Baja 500 while towing a trailer in 1971. Andrew from Baja Bronco.com located the Bronco a few years ago and now has the Bronco up for sale. Via…
< Here is a neat little video clip from the 70’s featuring a Ford Bronco racing away in the desert while being followed and shot at by a helicopter. You will have to click through to view the video.
Bill Stroppe was behind some of the wilder off road racing vehicles of the 70’s, like the infamous Big Oly. To find out that he was the one that contacted Carl Jackson to tow a trailer behind a Stroppe Baja Bronco WHILE racing the Baja 500 does not suprise me! Andrew over at Baja Bronco [...]
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Two pioneers of desert racing. Bill Stroppe and the Mexican 1000! You will have to click through to view the video.
The guys over at Classic Broncos have an interesting thread going with vintage, odd and strange Bronco photos. <
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Here is a set of 70’s photos about a desert racing bronco that has had a run of bad luck. “Johnnie Crean’s Bronco during a race at Borrego (Ocotillo Wells) was disabled with a broken rear differential. I removed the rear driveshaft and was trying to deflate the front tires for more traction to climb [...]
This is a 1948-1952 Ford Panel with a Marmon-Herrington 4WD conversion. I am in the process of researching for a series of articles on the Marmon Herrington 4×4 conversions. If you have any photos or comments about them, please feel free to comment here or email me.
Bob Lewis was a frequent competitor in the southwest desert racing circle in the 70’s and early 80’s. In fact, he was the first off road racer to use KC Daylighters! Below are some of the photos found on this page along with a few others that I have found around the internet. If you [...]