Ford introduced the Explorer option package for the Bronco in 1973. The Explorer package included unique exterior colors and special, unique interior treatments, automatic transmission and power steering. The color and interior pattern scream mid 70's style.

1973 Ford Bronco Explorer in good original unrestored condition. Next to impossible to find a Burnt Orange Explorer that is mostly original and unrestored. Never cut or lifted or altered in any major way. Truck lived most all its life with one owner at an Idaho lake house.

Exterior shows mostly original paint. It has assorted bumps, bruises, and scars that only serve to add character. This truck has a very nice patina throughout. This one has not had its soul removed by the restoration shop and if you are one of the fortunate it will speak to you. The paint is certainly not anywhere near perfect or excellent but it is good enough that it would be unfortunate if the truck was repainted. To some of us this one looks better than the newly restored, shiny example, and this one is certainly more difficult to duplicate. The exterior looks about as it should for an old truck. No evidence of any rust. Hole in left rear fender where CB antenna was once mounted. Has new road tires and a G78 Firestone Town and Country spare mounted on the original, optional swing away tire carrier. Glass is all good.

Interior is in very nice original unrestored condition. Couple of small tears in the driver seat vinyl that is not conspicuous. Original orange explorer fabric still shows very vibrant color, and it still has the original floor liner. The rear cargo area sheetmetal has been repainted. Gauges, wipers, lights, radio, latches, window winders, seat belts all functional.

Mechanically in good condition. Starts, runs, steers, stops as it should. Lift the hood and the engine looks like a time warp. Engine looks as it should with nice original finishes and appropiate patina. Still has most all the factory labels, decals and ink stamps. Most of the engine compartment components are the factory original items. Battery is new. Has the usual oil leaks but does not smoke or burn oil or make any unusual noises. Factory automatic transmission shifts as it should. The brake system is new with an added vacuum power booster. Like most of the drum brake broncos, this one requires a lot of pedal pressure to make it stop.

Chassis is in good condition without signs of damage or significant rust. Rubber parts show their age but function fine. New main tank fuel sender, new fuel lines and new fuel pump. Optional auxiliary tank and the associated switches and fuel gauge all work.

My name is Gary, I have owned the truck for a few years and am selling because I have too many vintage cars and need to simplify a little. If need be I can be reached at 225 892-8425.

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Ken Block walks you through his new 'Hoonigan Racing' HQ

Tue, 24 Jun 2014

Ken Block seems like one hell of a nice guy. I ran into him at CES this past January, and he dropped the video games he was playing to chat with me for a while. His crew also recently gave our Steve Ewing a tour of the offices you're about to see on this video. Good guy to know.
As it turns out, they're some fairly cool new digs. Dubbed 'Hoonigan Racing Division HQ,' the office is open to Ford Focus ST and Fiesta ST owners who attend the driving program offered out at Miller Motorsports Park. The very same program that Ewing reported on just recently.
Or, if you've no plans to buy an ST or travel to Utah any time soon, you can let Block show you around himself in this MTV Cribs-style video. With interior decorating that relies heavily on shipping containers and luxurious amenities like a ping pong table, 10 refrigerators and a bear(?), there's no lack of eye-candy in the driverly HQ. (Judging by Block's outfit, you'll probably not go thirsty if you're a Monster drinker, either.) Take the tour along with the Gymkhana master, below.

IIHS says these are the safest cars of 2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed its annual list of Top Safety Picks, an award that highlights automobiles it says offer "superior crash protection." A new and still more significant award, the Top Safety Pick+ honor, is given to those vehicles that earn good ratings for occupant protection in four out of five areas of measure. And while some 117 vehicles were given the TSP seal of approval for 2013, just 13 passed muster for TSP+.
To be fair, IIHS only evaluated 29 vehicles with its new testing procedures for TSP+ (we'd expect that the number of qualified cars will rise substantially for 2014). Luxury and Near Luxury midsize cars were the first groups evaluated, followed by midsizers in the Moderately Priced Cars category - unsurprisingly, it's only midsize cars that you'll find among the class this year.
Only two luxury sedans made the list of 13 for 2013: the Acura TL and Volvo S60. The other 11 cars on the list included entries from domestic, Japanese and German car makers: Dodge Avenger, Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord (sedan and coupe), Kia Optima (but not its close kin, the Hyundai Sonata, strangely), Nissan Altima, Subaru Legacy and Outback, Suzuki Kizashi and the Volkswagen Passat all made the grade.

Chip Ganassi Racing switches to the Ford EcoBoost-powered Riley Daytona Prototype

Wed, 06 Nov 2013

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced yesterday at Ford's SEMA press conference that it will field a Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship (USCC). CGRFS is the second team to commit to the new Ford-Riley car, behind Michael Shank Racing (which has already used the racecar to break a 26-year-old top-speed record at Daytona International Speedway).
"Over the last 10 seasons we have been able to experience a great deal of success in Grand-Am," Chip Ganassi says, "and now with the dawn of the new United SportsCar Championship we feel that Ford power will be a key ingredient to writing the next chapter of our sports car program."
In the last Grand-Am season, CGRFS raced a BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype. The team has won seven Daytona Prototype championships, all in the past ten years. Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas return as the team's prototype co-drivers, and will attend their maiden race in the Ford-Riley at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.

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