Bronco Racing: Ford's Legendary 4X4 in Off-Road Competition - Softcover

Elkin, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613255969 ISBN 13: 9781613255964

Publisher: CarTech Inc, 2022

Synopsis

Stuffed with never-before-seen photography, stories, and race results, Bronco Racing: Ford's Legendary 4x4 in Off-Road Competition is the most definitive publication ever on this marque's racing success!

In 1965, legendary builder and off-road aficionado Bill Stroppe was one of the first to test the new Bronco in off-road conditions. In March 1966, Stroppe introduced his racing Bronco to the press at the Bronco Roundup, where racing ace Ray Harvick pounded the Santa Ana river bottom with his tuned machine to win Top Eliminator at the Four-Wheel-Drive Grand Prix at Riverside, and the rest is history.

Ford's Bronco dominated the off-road racing scene and captured coveted titles in the Mint 400, Baja 500 and dirt racing's crowning achievement: the Mexican 1000/Baja 1000. As the first-generation Bronco gave way to the second-generation machine (1978), racing Broncos continued to devour the competition until Ford pulled the plug on the rig in 1996.

Complementing the legendary Broncos featured here, you will also hear the tales of their wranglers, including Parnelli Jones, Rod Hall, Larry Minor, Shelby Hall, James Garner, Don Barlow, James Duff, Bill Rush, and the aforementioned Ray Harvick and Bill Stroppe. The infamous mounts covered include Big Oly/Crazy Colt, Pony, Big Hoss, Crazy Horse, Stove, and Colt.

Diligently penned by Bronco racing historian John Elkin, this book is the most comprehensive collection of historical accuracy ever authored on this subject. Pull your belts tight and wipe your goggles clean one last time with Bronco Racing: Ford's Legendary 4x4 in Off-Road Competition!

About this title

About the Author

John Elkin has been an off-road enthusiast for his entire life. Born to a family of avid off-roaders, his vacations were spent exploring the deserts of the Southwest. The family motto remains to this day, "The Elkins: In search of everything except people." A chance encounter with Mickey Thompson exposed John to off-road racing, where he began working as a journalist and photographer. Over the next 40 years, John wrote, photographed, and competed in off-road and rally events. Now that he has retired from competition, he returned to writing about off-road and rally racing.

In 1965, legendary builder and off-road aficionado Bill Stroppe was one of the first to test the new Bronco in off-road conditions. In March 1966, Stroppe introduced his racing Bronco to the press at the Bronco Roundup, where racing ace Ray Harvick pounded the Santa Ana river bottom with his tuned machine to win Top Eliminator at the Four-Wheel-Drive Grand Prix at Riverside, and the rest is history.

Ford’s Bronco dominated the off-road racing scene and captured coveted titles in the Mint 400, Baja 500, and dirt racing’s crowning achievement: the Mexican 1000/Baja 1000. As the first-generation Bronco gave way to the second-generation machine in 1978, racing Broncos continued to devour the competition until Ford pulled the plug on the rig in 1996.

Complementing the legendary Broncos featured here, you will also hear the tales of their wranglers, including Parnelli Jones, Rod Hall, Larry Minor, Shelby Hall, James Garner, Don Barlow, James Duff, Bill Rush, and the aforementioned Ray Harvick and Bill Stroppe. The infamous mounts covered include Big Oly/Crazy Colt, Pony, Big Hoss, Crazy Horse, Stove, and Colt.

Diligently penned by Bronco racing historian John Elkin, this book is the most comprehensive collection of historical accuracy ever authored on this subject. Pull your belts tight and wipe your goggles clean one last time with Bronco Racing: Ford’s Legendary 4x4 in Off-Road Competition!

Edition details

• Publisher: CarTech Inc
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1613255969
• ISBN 13: 9781613255964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176