We’ve had some nice Ford Broncos on our pages recently–I figured it was time for a decent project to show up. Whether you would call this one a worthy project probably depends on your tolerance for rust: take a look and let us know what you think! This 1973 is located in New Lebanon, Ohio and can be found listed here on eBay, where bidding is well below $1,000 at this point but the reserve hasn’t been met.

Nope, that’s definitely not the original driver’s door! You can also see some rust in the usual Bronco locations as well as previously carved wheel wells that collectors despise. New patch panels are available, however, and you won’t find many simpler vehicles to work on.

Who knows if it’s the original tailgate either–but at least the bumper’s straight, and the tailgate looks solid enough.

Surprisingly, the interior doesn’t look too bad, although there are closeups of rust in the pillars that you can bet is in the floor in spots as well. This one is equipped with power steering, which given the huge tires and big V8 over the front end must help with tight maneuvers. That’s an automatic transmission shifter and real 4×4 capability as well.

I rarely see a back seat in a first generation Bronco around here, and it even looks like you could save it with some cleaning. It’s nice to see some bare floor without rust as well.

The 302 cubic inch V8 starts easily and if the 80,000 claimed miles is true probably has a lot of life left in it. What appear to be a new fuel filter and cleaned up (rebuilt?) carburetor probably reflect the work needed to get it running after storage. As the seller says, “please do not consider it roadworthy,” but the fact that it runs and drives and most electrical components work means you have a great place to start. Feel like some rust repair? What do you think this Bronco will sell for?