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02-08-2024, 12:33 AM
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GM put a truck frame under this!
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02-08-2024, 02:10 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
Excellent!
 What's not to like? 
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02-08-2024, 03:09 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
That "competitive vehicle" wasn't very competitive. I never got the allure of that gen Bronco. The Blazer whips it in just about every metric.
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02-08-2024, 04:27 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
In the early '70s my brother did a lot of off-roading with several buddies. They all had full size Chevys and fords. I remember him talking about being in situations they couldn't get into and some guy would come along with a 5.5 ft wide Bronco that would drive right through.
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02-08-2024, 05:19 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
Width was the one advantage the original Bronco had. Early Jeeps and Scouts were narrow too, but the K5 Brazer/Jimmy had so many other advantages over those other SUV's it wasn't funny. Remember the original Bronco never sold that well, and was replaced in 1978 by the full size Bronce which was a Ford clone of the K5. It was very popular.
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02-08-2024, 08:39 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
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02-08-2024, 08:47 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
I had an 86 Subaru with 4 wheel drive (not AWD) and it would go places other 4WD vehicles couldn't go. It was a fun car, but I'd rather take my Blazer in any case.
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02-11-2024, 12:40 PM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
The advantage of the Bronco was absolutely size, same as Jeep, Scout, and Land Rover. I always wanted to build a downsized Blazer.
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02-12-2024, 12:23 AM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
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In the end, to make it on line for the 1969 Model Year, they decided to cut down the K/10 Frame from 115'' to 104'' and build a convertible shortened fleetside. That's why the GMC Jimmy is called a K/1500 not a K/750. GMC considered it still a half ton chassis. The bigger format allowed full size body parts to be used in assembly. The rest is history. Later, they got into the S/10, S/1500 series, but that's a different animal.
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02-12-2024, 08:10 AM
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Re: GM put a truck frame under this!
Yeah, GM changed the game for all the rest to follow. The Jeep took a long time, but they are now fullsize and selling better than they ever did in their compact form. GM was always more practical when it came to their engineering & economics. Ford had "The Better Idea" and I always countered that with Chevy had "The Best Idea"
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