Ford knew the new Bronco off-road SUV would look great with a vintage style, but we’re still determining if they went too far or used the right historical parts. This is the best Heritage Edition Bronco after seeing what Fifteen52 Off-Road and Galpin Auto Sports have done. This new-school Buckin’ Bronc looks much more old-fashioned because it has old-style highlights, reproduction parts, and little details that make it stand out. The old grille in Wimbledon White is the first thing you notice. Galpin took it one step further by adding a set of “Ford” logos from a 1960s Ford Bronco grille to the top of this custom-painted piece, even though a standard aftermarket grille would have been enough to make it look like a first-generation Bronco. Compared to Ford’s original Heritage Edition grille, this one shows what the Bronco was like in the past. When the Eruption Green paint that goes around the shell and the orange turn signals are added, it starts to look like a classic Bronco. As you get closer to the hood, you see something odd but don’t know what it is. This is because the trail sights have been “deleted,” and in their place are body-colored plates. The mirrors and door handles are finished in the same Eruption Green as the rest of the body, except for the Wimbledon White Hard Top, which is a big part. The side badges, which say “Sport” with “bucking bronco molding” around it in red and “Bronco” in chrome script, are also from an older time. The classic pinstripe and the “Ford” logo on the back tailgate are also unique, but not for the reasons you might think. Wimbledon White paint is easy to find at car paint stores, but if you look for it at a vinyl manufacturer, you’ll only find similar white colors. Paco was brought in to paint the plastic stripes and “Ford” logo on the tailgate in the wanted Ford factory color because they were close but not quite right. Oracle Flush LED Tail Lights were added to finish off the back of this Bronco and give it a classic and modern look. This significantly changed the Bronco, making it look less like a Jeep and more like something that would have come out of the Ford factory in 1969. Ford should consider this when planning the next factory update for the Bronco. The Fifteen52 Off-Road Analog wheels are the best part, so we saved them for last. Even though these wheels look like old steel wagon wheels, they are 16-inch wheels made of aluminum with a thicker flange. The Wimbledon White finish on the Analog wheels makes them look like they came from a Ford factory in the 1960s. The wheels, which are 16×7.5 with a zero offset and have LT285/75R16 Yokohama Geolandar A/T GO15 tires, are also suitable for a current off-road build. An old part is also built into the hubs of the wheels. The Fifteen52 logo is replaced with replica center hub caps, generally found on the 1967-1977 Ford Bronco’s back hub caps. This completes the Heritage Edition Bronco, which Ford should have made from the start.
