chris532 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, jpd80 said: So this is Ford anticipating more activity in the mod area, let’s hope so anyway I think they have big plans for the Mod center and not just for Bronco/Ranger. It is huge, roughly estimate would be 125,000 sqft. They are making it to be a showcase. Crews have been working for 2 months just grinding and polishing 50 year old concrete to look like a floor at Home Depot or Lowes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark A Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Can't wait to see the new Bronco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, chris532 said: I think they have big plans for the Mod center and not just for Bronco/Ranger. It is huge, roughly estimate would be 125,000 sqft. They are making it to be a showcase. Crews have been working for 2 months just grinding and polishing 50 year old concrete to look like a floor at Home Depot or Lowes. that's interesting. I haven't been over in that building in a while to see what’s been done. they’re also putting the autonomous vehicle upfit center in there too. Edited January 18, 2020 by fuzzymoomoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 F-150 might be Chicago if Ford is using Detroit for the Bronco duo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampede.Offroad Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 47 minutes ago, ausrutherford said: F-150 might be Chicago if Ford is using Detroit for the Bronco duo. We were seeing F150 prototypes when the Bronco mules were still roaming around. It would seem the F150 is farther along and likely to arrive first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 1:58 PM, jpd80 said: So this is Ford anticipating more activity in the mod area, let’s hope so anyway I'm assuming they'll have a lot more factory accessories available for Bronco that they'll have to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, rmc523 said: I'm assuming they'll have a lot more factory accessories available for Bronco that they'll have to install. One area ford wants to get into is accessories on its trucks, the aftermarket makes a fortune on customising trucks and now Ford wants in Edited January 20, 2020 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, jpd80 said: One area ford wants to get into is accessories on its trucks, the aftermarket makes a fortune on customising trucks and now Ford wants in Smart move. That's not something GM and RAM really do much of right now. Edited January 20, 2020 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Smart move. That's not something GM and RAM really do much of right now. exhibit A...Fords new Tremor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/17/2020 at 9:53 PM, jpd80 said: I said super low first gear, if it just more overdrives I would have said that. how about a two speed transfer case ….still dreaming... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildosvt Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Deanh said: how about a two speed transfer case ….still dreaming... ^ This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickp Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 https://fordauthority.com/2020/01/2021-ford-bronco-to-debut-in-april-2020-exclusive/ Any comment from y’all insiders? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passis Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I hadn't realized that a Bronco pick up was confirmed. Edit: oh, it's that pickup we've been talking about. I thought it was associated with a cheaper Cuv Edited January 20, 2020 by passis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Nickp said: https://fordauthority.com/2020/01/2021-ford-bronco-to-debut-in-april-2020-exclusive/ Any comment from y’all insiders? It was suggested by another member here who is pretty well connected that it would be May, but either is believable. I kinda tend to doubt it would be New York for a couple reasons: 1. NYIAS has been recently used as a showcase for Lincoln. The Ford brand hasn't debuted much there for a while 2. May is a month closer to when they actually start being built, and there's a greater effort within the company to close the gap in the amount of time between reveal and SOP. 3. New York City really isn't a truck market. Doesn't make sense to debut a truck there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: 3. New York City really isn't a truck market. Doesn't make sense to debut a truck there. Well you do have millions of people living within an hour or two drive of it and there are shitton of pickups in the area-maybe not as many as Texas or the line, but we do have a large number of pickups. If this is true, I'll take the train to to NYC for the official unveiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, passis said: I hadn't realized that a Bronco pick up was confirmed. Edit: oh, it's that pickup we've been talking about. I thought it was associated with a cheaper Cuv Actually I think its both-The Bronco pickup (basically a bed behind the C pillar) and there is also a smaller C class pickup that is going to be built in the same plant as the Baby Bronco and Transit Connect. There's been rumors of it being associated with the Bronco branding (like it would have the front end of the Baby Bronco?), but nothing concrete yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yeah, I didn’t know the bronco truck was confirmed either. I’d rather have that then the bronco. Looks like my wait continues lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 PD said that a Bronco Truck based on the actual Bronco was being talked about but as of (I think) Labor Day hadn't gotten the green light yet. As far as I'm aware it's still a rumor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I would welcome a 2 door bronc truck....the heep 4 door gladiator is utterly useless.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 11 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said: PD said that a Bronco Truck based on the actual Bronco was being talked about but as of (I think) Labor Day hadn't gotten the green light yet. As far as I'm aware it's still a rumor. I think that's one of the things that can possibly wait a year or two in the grand scheme of things. A nice change before a MCE on the Bronco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 10 hours ago, snooter said: I would welcome a 2 door bronc truck....the heep 4 door gladiator is utterly useless.... Let's hope they don't chase the 4-door overly-long Gladiator, and lean more towards a 2-door/4'-5' box design. HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Oh great - the 2 door mafia...... Edited January 21, 2020 by akirby 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickp Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, akirby said: Oh great - the 2 door mafia...... I find there to be a HUGE overlap between this 2-door mafia and people who only buy used cars. Funny how that works. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 16 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said: It was suggested by another member here who is pretty well connected that it would be May, but either is believable. I kinda tend to doubt it would be New York for a couple reasons: 1. NYIAS has been recently used as a showcase for Lincoln. The Ford brand hasn't debuted much there for a while 2. May is a month closer to when they actually start being built, and there's a greater effort within the company to close the gap in the amount of time between reveal and SOP. 3. New York City really isn't a truck market. Doesn't make sense to debut a truck there. I've never understood why that's so hard to figure out - pick a launch date closer to shows and work backward from there. 13 hours ago, snooter said: I would welcome a 2 door bronc truck....the heep 4 door gladiator is utterly useless.... I've been resisting commenting on this, but I can't help myself anymore lol - Why do you even bother posting about Bronco? You clearly hate everything about it and won't get one, so why bother? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, rmc523 said: I've never understood why that's so hard to figure out - pick a launch date closer to shows and work backward from there. It's not that simple. If you saw the amount of work that still needs to be done just in body shop alone, you would understand why we aren't going to start building the earliest builds for another 6 months at least. Literally half of the building is still empty despite all of the stuff they installed over the Christmas break. You also don't really want to show it off after those builds start because that's how leaks happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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