Equipment
302, rear fender flares, dual shocks, padded roll bar, front bumper braces, trailer hitch, rear-mounted spare wheel with vinyl cover, 4.11 limited slip, power steering, auxiliary fuel tank with skid plate, bucket seats, floor shift, column-mounted tach, M
Condition
Sold new in Houston. One of about 500 Stroppe Bajas built from 1971 to 1975 to commemorate Bill Stroppe's victories at the Baja 500 and 1000 in modified Broncos. The package was a Sport Bronco that added tri-color paint before Stroppe's shop added flares, dual shocks at each wheel, a padded rollbar, trailer hitch and trimmed the front fenders. Highly detailed, better than new restored engine bay and underbody. Excellent paint other than a large touched up scrape on the tailgate. Excellent interior other than lightly discolored white seats. Wheels are a bit dirty. A few negligible flaws aside, this is among the best Broncos around.
Market commentary
Bidding on this Bronco can best be described as "spirited", with bidder numbers flying up all over the room and lots of murmurs in the crowd. When all was said and done, the hammer fell at $92,500. For a Bronco. Truly exceptional in both equipment and condition, this is nevertheless a monumental result for collector trucks although its condition is exceptional and FJ40s in comparable condition without the Stroppe connection have brought more.