Ok. I do not understand the Bronco craze? They sucked. Worse than Blazer. And they sucked. (Of course alot of vehicles sucked in the mid 70s to mid 80s.)
The Bronco thing baffles me as well. Having grown up with 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s stuff on the street, I've been able to call some the the high price surprises, missed the boat on others. My dad bought one of the first Wagoneers built in 1964 (a fully loaded dealer demonstrator), and it was, bar none, the worst vehicle he ever owned. But it was a definite precursor of the SUV boom to follow years later, and was loaded with luxury features in a utilitarian design, something not seen in that era. I wasn't surprised when they appreciated significantly in future decades.
Two individuals in my personal universe are both totally into the Bronco thing. My next door neighbor, a PSU professor, who is a cybersecurity expert, is the first, been looking for a nice survivor for years. He already has a high end 1990s Porsche, not my thing, but I appreciate what it is, and his wife is a Hemi aficionado, she loves the Nash Bridges 'Cuda. The other guy is the horticulturist who maintains our trees. He found a rust free bare shell a couple years back, and paid a second generation Charger type price for it. Smart guy, with a successful business, and loves my GTX. No accounting for tastes.
I remember when many GTXs were rotted out trashy looking things in the 70s, and folks laughed at me when I said they would be valuable in the future. So I'm not going to throw stones from my glass house.
