Wood Bronco, Carlisle All-Truck Nationals

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Mayz

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• Aug 8, 2006

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I'm not sure if any one has seen this before, but I bet most of you have. While I was a the Carlisle All-Truck Nationals show I saw this masterpiece. The entire body of this 77 bronco is made out of cherry wood. I'm amazed...

I searched the forums and I didn't see anything that discussed this.

 

Kansas Corey

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• Aug 8, 2006

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holy crap man - I can not even imagine the time and effort it took to pull that off!

 

luvmybronco

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Actually, the guy is a farmer (very buisy)...Started the project in Sept. (year before last 04) and showed it at JBG BroncoRama (May, 05)
VERY NICE!!!
He builds something out of wood every year...He built a jeep cj-5 in 03...Looks like something the "Flintstones" would love to drive...The Bronco, and Jeep were very COOL in person, this guy is an expert in woodcrafting.....

 

66Gasgrill

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He had it at the Carlisle All Ford Nationals as well. Very nice people. If I rember correctly he said they have built 6 different wooden rigs. The CJ-5, Bronco, a mid 90's Ranger and several others. He told me it is all 1 3/4" strips shaped to perfection and then (glued?) together. The guy is a true craftsman.

 

jarrod

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It looks great! I would be afraid to ever take it outside. Poor bronco it is made to be outside.

 

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• Aug 9, 2006

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I recalll seeing this in one of the Bronco Driver issues. If I recall right there was supposed to be a full story coming out on it. Don't recall if it ever made it into it though.

 

Scoop

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66Gasgrill said:

He had it at the Carlisle All Ford Nationals as well. Very nice people. If I rember correctly he said they have built 6 different wooden rigs. The CJ-5, Bronco, a mid 90's Ranger and several others. He told me it is all 1 3/4" strips shaped to perfection and then (glued?) together. The guy is a true craftsman.

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The Ranger was on display at All-Trucks as well. All in all the Bronco was truer to form - but both are incredible pieces of work!

 

thegreatjustino

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That is unbelieveably cool. I've seen a Bronco with a wooden dash before, but nothing like this.

 

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It was parked right by my stuff at All-Ford Nats. It rained cats and dogs off and on all three days and the guy never so much as bothered to even stick a tarp over it..wasn't the least bit worried about it getting wet. (I would be worried it would ..warp? ;D ). Very nice workmanship.