Ford Bronco Third Generation

Designers also upped the interior to add more luxury and convenience.

Ford bronco third generation. The third generation bronco was on sale for just two years before the third generation appeared for 1980. It was slightly smaller but had greater fuel efficiency than the previous model and was now based on the popular ford f 150 pickup truck. With the final and arguably the most popular generation of the ford bronco the final years of production saw an overhaul of safety upgrades in conjunction with a series of design updates. Find out more on the 5th generation bronco here.

The oil crises necessitated sleeker more efficient vehicles. The ford bronco is a model line of suvs that were manufactured and marketed by ford from 1965 to 1996. Though the third generation of ford bronco was smaller than the second generation they kept it as a full size suv. Part of the third generation bronco.

While the bronco s dimensions stayed mostly the same for the third generation the powertrain variety. 1980 86 the new generations of bronco were tied to those of the f 150 since they shared a platform for the rest of the full size suv s run. The short lived second generation bronco was updated along with the rest of the f series lineup for 1980. The 5th generation ford bronco dubbed the original body style is known for its clean front lines profile and new paint colors.

First of the five generations of the ford bronco the model that came out in 1966 was a competitor for the jeep cj 5 and international harverster scout. All thanks to the introduction of the ninth generation ford f 150 the bronco remained on par with the f series chassis. Bronco third generation 1980 1986. Ford bronco third generation.

All outward appearances would suggest that the third generation bronco was little more than a restyle of the f 100 based second gen. See all 58 photos.