The Pick of the Day is a 1987 Ford Bronco XLT listed by a South Dakota dealership on ClassicCars.com.
There’s a variety of ways to tell which generation a particular vehicle comes from. You can go the conventional way and memorize model years. You can just literally number them, as people do with Corvettes: C1 is the first generation, C2 is the second, and so on. Then there are chassis codes, such as the BMW E46. Or you can go by nicknames. Certain Ford vehicles have them. For instance, there are the “Dentside” and “Bumpside” F-Series trucks. It’s similar with the Bronco. The “Bull Nose” models ran from 1980 until 1986, giving way to their 1987-1991 “Brick Nose” successors, which, despite the connotation, had a more aerodynamic design.
Our latest Pick of the Day comes from the first model year of the Bronco’s fourth generation. The selling dealer doesn’t provide much information on this 1987 Bronco XLT aside from stating it has a clean CARFAX report and 80,902 miles, which the odometer shows has increased to 80,921 miles.
Luckily, we can fill in the blanks using our eyes, the ’87 Bronco brochure, and the CARFAX report. The two-box exterior is finished in a combination of Bright Canyon Red and Colonial White and equipped with chrome bumpers, a White fiberglass removable top, fold-down tailgate with a power rear window, and a swing-away spare tire carrier. The 15-inch wheels are wrapped in 31-inch Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT tires that were installed in June 2024.
The cabin is furnished with Canyon Red cloth upholstery, front captain’s chairs divided by a console with a locking storage compartment and a pair of cup holders, and a flipping/folding rear bench. Conveniences include power windows and locks, power steering, cruise control, air conditioning, and a Kenwood AM/FM/CD head unit.
A fuel-injected 5.0-liter V8 connected to a four-speed AOD (Automatic Overdrive) transmission and a two-speed transfer case help this Bronco gallop over roads and trails. If the engine needs to be reined in, power front discs and antilock rear drum brakes are just a pedal push away.
For $22,855, you can make this Brick Nose Bronco yours, then give it your own special nickname – the sillier, the better. Some that come to mind are Two-Tone Loc, Leonard BronCohen, and Horson Welles.
Click here to view the listing for this Pick of the Day on ClassicCars.com.
Source: www.classiccars.com