Sunday, September 7, 2008

Pre-460 Machines

There were several creatures who made their way to me before I found the master peace, one of which was a 1981 Ford Bronco (still a loyal creature). With this vehicle in my possession I had a lot of work to do; Suspension, drive train, body, tires, exhaust and detailing. All work was completed on schedule for the start of school. We had good times during high school but one time in particular we were racing a friend down a dirt road. Up to this point in time I had never had the Bronco in the air. When I say in the air I mean all four tires off the ground. There was a huge dike ahead in the road and my friend who I was racing was now in front of me. He looked back into his rear view mirror to see if I had slowed down for the jump, all he saw was the underneath side of the bronco drive train, suspension, floor and all! The hard landing was not very glorious but this little maneuver is what gave the 1981 Ford Bronco its fame. Today the Bronco sits in the Hall of Fame (junk yard), it still runs but needs a little carburetor work.

4 comments:

kearney said...

1974 Black ford Van. Van time?

Ryan said...

I thought Van Time wasn't really invented until the 1986 Econoline.... but I do suppose it may have been invented but not popularized until then.

kearney said...

Van time was created with the 1974 black ford but was limited to only close individuals and correctly stated was not "popularized" until the 1986 Econoline. Later however van time lived on due to a younger version of me.

Alison said...

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Wow a bronco in the air! Sweet!

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