Is This 1978 Ford Bronco Really Worth $217,000?
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
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1978 Ford Broncos are some of the most desired Broncos you can find these days. In their hay day they were one of the funnest and most capable vehicles in the back country. Memories were made everyday with families and so maybe that is why some of these sell for $217,000 at auctions. Nostalgia.
Well, Diesel Dave may have found an incredibly clean 1978 Ford Bronco two hours from the shop! But, he wont know until he goes to lay his hands on it. All he knows is that it is in a barn, they don't know when it ran last, and a select few pictures showing some promise.
So sit back and relax as Diesel Dave and the Sparks Motors team discovers what all this Bronco has in store for us!
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19:06 and somebody to cold started after setting 10 years and wrap it up to the Moon you know that's always good for them
Stop embarrassing the channel what such boring content
you blew the reveal by having the bronco during the ad.... 8 minute video ends here.
Legend has it. Caleb is still tightening that chain
I was thinking since Caleb has watched them tighten down so much heavy equipment with those chain binders that he and his massive self was going to crank down on it and rip the rear differential clean out of that Bronco. lol. You crank down hard with them on heavy equipment, but you'll bend and break things on regular vehicles if you crank down on them. lol. My buddy used those chain binders on his SRT Challenger Hellcat Redeye, and he said that he didn't really tighten them down that hard, but he pulled things all out of alignment. He said to get it back into alignment they had to buy some sort of adjustment bolts for the front because they don't come with any from the factory, and they had to loosen and adjust the entire rear cradle. lol.
I was gonna say it but u beat me to it .......next video we will see him still trying to tighten it 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@calvinh.8882 good thing that truck probably get an alignment anyways lol
@@terrancegrant5573where's Caleb? Still tightening that chain. 😆
Have to be smarter than what you are working on!🤣
My second car was a "78 Bronco. It was Blue with Silver, and a previous owner put a 460 in it. I could physically watch the gas gage move when I did burnouts. I wish I never sold it. Loved taking the top off and heading to the lake.
My stepdad had an F250 with a 460 that I drove all the time. I remember seeing the gas gauge move when I would gun it or do a burnout. Luckily, it had two gas tanks. It was Orange and we named it the Pumpkin. 😂 Cool truck. It got 7 MPG City 11 Highway. It would be an expensive truck to drive today.
I’ve never seen a sponsor get so much air time than on this channel the longest clip by far🤔 but I’m ain’t never guna stop fast forwarding them
In 79 I had that same bronco. Mine was blue and white.Im a follower and subscriber since your start. I crashed mine in a horrible accident 45 years ago. Y'all brought back some horrible memories for me
The thick part behind the cab and fiberglass cover will crush . The roof went to the steering wheel and it to the seat. And I was trapped on the floor. The jaws of life and great paramedics I was saved. Please please put a roll bar in that bronco.
I know y'all get millions of comments but please take this to heart..
Some people are entertaining when they get out of the office, I never thought chain binders could be so full of comedic value.
That red 70's ford flatbed in the background looked badass too!
Had a few of the 78-79 Broncos over the years. I miss them all. 🥲
it's "Bow Line" used to hold bow sails on sailboats ages ago.
yes, bow as in the front of a ship, not as in archery.
Man that Bronco is in great shape! I am stoked to watch what happens.
It’s rusty
I had a 1978 Bronco and rebuilt it from the ground up, lift kit, 4 speed and big mud tires and custom paint job. It was my pride and joy for 22 years. That thing was awesome and went through anything. I always took it mudding, rock climbing and trail riding. I wish I still had it, it was my pride and joy and a beautiful show truck. Best 4×4 ever made in my opinion!!!
Thank u Dave for the correction on bowline
Diesel Dave and Allen are legends the back bone of both channels Sparks and Hans can go play with each others choppers for all I care. Sorry big up the videographers and editors u put the magic all together
Let me save you a ton of time. No.
Hell not even half that
In that case I won't mention the savings I had to offer on your auto warranty policy
As a 5th gen Bronco owner. No. It ain’t worth it. My Bronco is worth 20k to at the very most 30k, and that’s if I finish the interior.
Lol
Ah yeah. 20k on its best day to a drunk and desperate buyer
That was emotional ... I have thought for a number of years to get my dad's red Ford truck back (1970s). I sure miss that truck. ... I'll guess the family will want to keep the Bronco in the family for their sons.
A Bronco Ranger XLT with factory AC is a jewel.
I put a 460 crate motor in mine. It ran so much better.
Looked like an eagle when he turned the wippers on lol
I had a 72 bronco. Got married.Sold it to buy a 79 F350.. Wife drove a CJ5. She sold it to buy an ordered a bad 84 full size Bronco with a lockers front n rear and a 4spd with OD. Started a business that we grew to 20 plus Fords and The wife got a super cool Excusion 7.3...
WE LOVE OUR Broncos and Excusion...
It is pronounce Bo lin. Used to secure lines(ropes) to the bow of the boat. Allows it to move freely and break it open. I did learn to tie that knot while on Ski Patrol... Hanging from the chairlift while tying it with the other hand....That was many moons ago...
I can't stop laughing at this comment.
Sparks Motors puts the Spark back in your engine 😉👊😁🙏🇺🇸😎
30 minutes after the video ended that guy is still working on tying down the rear passenger side chain..
What an amazing barn gold and such potential slap like 20 clear coats and call it a day absolutely gorgeous Ford GOLD👊😁🙏🇺🇸😎
My dad had a 78 bronco red and white 2 tone, 351 i do believe under hood but automatic on colomn 4x4, and wasnt very rusted up , but that was like 20 years ago, and id say he had maybe $600 into purchasing it , body had needed some work but interior was perfect and ran good i can say , but he did what he did with most things he bought 😂 , he bought th and either used them or played with them and enjoyed them for a short while and some he would fix up or some he would just run and use till he had no use or desire to keep it and moved on to something different and new to him , the only thing he kept VERY long besides jobs, was my mother and my brother and I , sadly he passed away at 59 years old from SUPPOSED COVID/Pneumonia, but didnt smoke or drink or drug , just worked and played harder , but suddenly and sadly he was gone and we have no real answers STILL and it seems to look as if we WILL NEVER GET ANY other then the BS they already gave us and yall accepted , or didnt care enough to EVEN NOTICE the REAL deal of whats going on and why and when and where else before you have no choice to see the truth and by then it WILL be too late, as its already late ENOUGH, but sadly yall going to focus so hard on your daily lives that you dont see ,your all going to work or busy with SOMETHING that perhaps pays your bills and feed your families but the food bought at big stores and corporations is NO GOOD for you /me , and why your focusing on the things you belive are huge , they will look VERY tiny compared to whats going tocome in the near future but it couldvw possibly been stopped if you ALL would wake up and unite together as America once was UNITED and see the truth of what americas been used for , and why its planned to have an ends and sadly knowbody cares enough or does shit but mess around , even more sadly is that the ones who DO have ALL they need are the ones who should pair together secretly like each CZcamsr with each other and other youtuber and yall rich ones could help form your own secret societies to fifht the real secret societies that are the problems , like JFK warned us about before was killed 4 it
Intro is something out of Talladega Nights.
Hooking up the trailer was like watching idiots at a boat ramp.
Hahahahahahahahaha
this whole video was like that ... man i hope they have people who actually know what they're doing to fix this thing up
Can’t wait to have you work on my ‘72 short bed gmc step side. 💞🤟🥳
freaking 8 arm mechanic lol , dude is not wrong this year at Barrett Jackson saw a few 4x4 go for crazy money retro is in with all the new bells and whistles
Happy birthday to the birthday folks 👊😁🙏🇺🇸😎
Thank you
Anything is better than the other dude that was doing these. Huge improvement. Thumbs up 👍🏼 for diesel and Caleb
washing that dust off before letting those old blades loose on that screen would have been a good idea
How cool is this.. great Bronco love it
This was also the year that they came out with the ECM that sucks too, but I had a good time with the 1978 Ford bronco
Love the older 2 door ford broncos.
1978 black on black XLT in my barn now 20 years bout it in 1980 110,000 miles .going to start it this year.
THE GREATEST WIZARD AND THE GREAT DIESEL DAVE WILL GET EVERYTHING FIX THE RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH THE GREAT DIESEL DAVE AND THE GREATEST WIZARD.
A REAL BRONCO
Looks great. All those years in yhe weather in that open shed. It sounds great.
Right on Mr Man I always loved watching you in your content thank you so much for being you
Wow diesel Dave is a bad ass diesel mechanic I would truly love to have any truck he built. I would cherish a diesel truck he built how cool would that be.
Those Broncos are cool! Love the '68's too!
Diesel Dave + The Wizard = entertainment!!
I laughed so much at this episode!! Good one guys!!
this channel needs way more love man
I grew up with a 79. I would love to still have one.
Someone needs to talk to him about how to close big heavy hoods though!! You NEVER close one from the corner. ALWAYS in the center! Will mess with the hinges and can cause the hood to buckle in half.
That's kool.looks like the one my father had.black and orange.he was a Ford freak.i got 72 mustang but probably never see it road ready.oh well you guys have fun.as always.
That one-wheel peel killed what was left of the LS 9".
Looked like Smiley the worm from Sesame street on the windshield lol!!!💚💚💚🇨🇦
Love those broncos 🇺🇸
That is a beautiful bronco! But I swear they look like their family.
Awesome find! Is there any opportunity of buying some parts you guys may not use after the restoration?
as if that thing started up, you guys are legends
I remember really liking the 2 door Chevy blazers when I was a teenager
I wanna see how the 2024 bronco holds up in 45+ years!
nevermind... I'll be 104🤔
It hurt my soul when he ran the wipers
What a trip this is going to be.❤Australia
Currently as it sits it's not worth $217,000. But it will be after you guys have your way with it!
Dang!! Very decent barn find.. ( kinda ).. makes me miss my 79 and 86 broncos.. Definitely work horses.
Awesome bronco 😊
Complete restore and keep those are the last of the real ones pride and joy keep it 😊
Nice to see the Ford Bronco
We can do everything, we are the Mavericks of Utah
Great video
Did the ultimate heavy wrecker build get canceled? Haven't seen any updates about this for a while now.
Well atleast you explained what the hell you were talking about when you asked it was worth 217,000..fucking brilliant..
I actually did Dana 60 conversions on that model of Bronco before the big boys did..
Id say keep the stock motor, but pull it and rebuild with a it of upgrades depending on the power they want maybe stroke it. It definitely needs a holley EFI kit, and a good mild built tra s behind it with a good t case like a np 205/203. Then depe ding on wnat they want aybe a small like 2-4 in lift and build the axles with some lower gears and a cojple lockers and a nice set of 35s or 37" Micky Thompsons then pai t it or just clean up the original and get the interior do e up nice with a simple mild cage and nice seats with some harnesses and that would be one bad ass Bronco anyone would love to have
I use snap ring pliers for that.
110% yes they are fully restored or new never driven of touched
I thought Hans was bad wow!!!
Farva? Did ya get that liter of cola?
Make sure when you start a vehicle that’s been sitting for 10 years you keep it @ 5k rpm right out of the gate
The only way that bronco would be worth near that modern engine and transmission. But it could be done right. They are definitely coming up in value
The old gal is not in bad shape.
My ‘78 Bronco was stolen from my driveway in broad daylight in 1990. I’ve always wondered where it ended up. Probably in Mexico.
I saw one for 8k down the road last week!
I had a 78 f250, the best year truck ford built, i drove the hell out of it and beat it pretty good, they are sought after now.. the best running gear was the np435 and 205 transfercase with the dana rearend
Wait wait wait wait... what's up with that explorer in the back?? What's the deal with that? That thing is SICK
Sometimes a diesel Dave is like the clown show, but he's the kind of guy you just want to give a hug to
Let’s leave Caleb to figure it out so he stays out of the way 😂😂
Glad I ended that video early
I feel sorry for Diesel Dave there was not even one half competent person helping him. I wouldve lost my shit.😂😂😂😂
Diesel Dave how much do you bench press or Lyft and how much do you weigh
hey caleb do you even know how to use that binder?
Dw -40 definitely helps
Whooping, swooping, and pulling
As I watch this latest episode, it gives me hope for America!!
I'm a 62 year old marine that learned how to tie a bowline knot when I was a boy scout that's the way I learned to pronounce it.
How about a 1970's K5 Blazer build!!!!
Let's bend the hood,wear out the starter,pump ten year old fuel thru the carb,don't forget scratching the wind shield. That guy in red is a menace.
Some body please help Baby Face out He really needs help BADLY!!!!
Dave, you definitely have A LOT of patience.
Alan should just sit back and supervise. Seemed to work just fine at the beginning
Hey what’s up bros how y’all doing much love
Just cause you put a ridiculous hi gear on it doesn’t mean the bike has enough power to pull it. You are going to have to do a trial and error and figure out what it will actually pull to get the highest results. You need to figure out what it will do on level land with the factory gear so you have a base speed and the step up the gear one tooth at a time until hi gear doesn’t have the power to hold the top speed or that is what I’ve done because I wasn’t buying gears that my bike didn’t have the power to pull
Is that OJ’s bronco haha🚗💨🦅🇺🇸
WHERE IS COLE ??!! JUST WONDERING!! LOVE CALEB ALSO!!
that guy in the red shirt is a total city boy 👨🏼💻
Take it easy
If it's been sitting it would be crazy not to check gas condition and oil
If it's got 200 thousand dollars in the glove compartment!
Out there taking Dennis Collin's Barn finds away from him, Diesel-Walk'n
The old saying about a monkey and a football comes to mind watching the beginning of this video. 😂😂😂😂