What is Ford Bronco?
[[File:Ford Bronco.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|First generation Ford Bronco}}]] The '''Ford Bronco''' was a utility vehicle that was produced from 1966 to 1996. It had five distinct [[wikt:generation|generation]]s. All these vehicles are currently classified as [[sport utility vehicle]]s (SUV). The Broncos can be divided into two [[wikt:categories|categories]]: early Broncos (1966–77) and [[Full-size vehicle|full-size]] Broncos (1978–96). In 2021, after 25 years away, Ford revived the Bronco name on a new small, retro-styled SUV.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Ford Bronco Specs, Features, & Images|url=https://www.motowag.com/ford-bronco-raptor/|website=motowag.com}}</ref> The Bronco was introduced in 1966. It was a [[Competition|competitor]] to the small [[four-wheel drive]] [[Compact car|compact]] SUVs that included the [[CJ-5|Jeep CJ-5]] and [[International Harvester Scout]]. It was built on its own [[automobile platform|platform]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Ford Bronco, 1966–1977 |first=R. M.|last=Clarke |publisher=Brooklands Books |year=1998 |isbn=978-1-85520-474-4}}</ref> Ford positioned the Bronco between the Jeep and Scout.<ref>Steve Statham, ''Jeep Color History'' (Osceola, WI: MBI Publishing Co., 1999), p. 95</ref> But it was too small to capture the [[US]] [[wikt:market|market]].<ref>''Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile'' (London: DK Publishing, 2011), p. 218</ref> A major re[[design]] in 1978 moved the Bronco to a larger size. It used a shortened [[Ford F-Series]] truck [[chassis]] to compete with both the similarly adapted [[Chevrolet K5 Blazer]], as well as the [[Dodge Ramcharger]]. The full-size Broncos and the successor [[Ford Expedition|Expedition]] were produced at Ford's [[Michigan Assembly Plant|Michigan Truck]] Plant in [[Wayne, Michigan]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} [[Category:Ford automobiles]] [[Category:Sport utility vehicles]] {{transport-stub}}