Three restored early Ford Broncos parked at the edge of Venice Beach at golden hour

Venice, California · 1966–1977 Ford Broncos

The California you remember, rebuilt by hand.

Full nut-and-bolt restorations and custom builds of first-generation Ford Broncos — classic body, modern heart, three blocks from the sand.

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A pale blue early Bronco with saddle leather interior parked on a Venice walk street — On the walk streets, Venice, California

Why an early Bronco

Some machines carry a whole coastline with them.

Ford built the first Bronco for eleven years and then never quite found the thread again. We think it's the perfect California vehicle: honest, boxy, happiest with the top off and sand in the carpet.

“Neither a conventional car nor a truck, but a vehicle which combines the best of both worlds.” Ford Motor Company, introducing the Bronco, 1966

We restore and reimagine 1966–1977 Broncos — and only those — from our shop in Venice. Every truck keeps its soul and loses its excuses: modern brakes, modern steering, cold air, and an engine that starts every single time.

From the shop

Every truck leaves with a name.

Available

Bella — Brittany Blue 1977 Bronco on the beach

“Bella” — 1977 $189,000

Brittany Blue · 347 stroker V8 · mahogany diamond-stitch

Available

Robin's Egg — pale blue 1976 Bronco at sunset over the Pacific

“Robin's Egg” — 1976 $145,000

Robin's Egg Blue · warrantied 302 V8 · parchment diamond-stitch

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Luna — silver-blue Bronco parked on the sand

“Luna” — 1973 $215,000

5.0 Coyote V8 · Dakota Digital HDX · Vintage Air

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The Bronco Builder

Spec the one that's yours.

Twelve heritage paints. Four tops. Three engines. Leather cut and stitched in-house. Configure your Bronco down to the stitch and send us the build — we'll take it from there.

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The process

Months of hands. Decades of miles.

No. 1

The conversation

We start with how you'll use it — school runs, canyon mornings, the drive to Zuma. Budget, timeline, and taste, face to face or over the phone.

No. 2

The donor

We source a straight, honest 1966–77 tub and frame — or start from the truck that's been in your family since before you drove.

No. 3

The build

Body-off restoration. Every bolt, bushing, and wire is new or renewed. Paint, powertrain, and upholstery come together in one shop, under one set of eyes.

No. 4

The handoff

Shakedown miles on PCH before delivery day. Then the keys, the paperwork, and a truck that starts every time you turn it.

In every build

Classic outside. Uncompromising underneath.

Suspension

Bilstein dampers

A modern lifted stance that still rides like a grown-up — composed on the 405, capable in the sand.

Brakes

Wilwood discs

Four-wheel disc conversion. Fifty-year-old drum brakes are charming right up until they aren't.

Steering

Borgeson power steering

One-finger parallel parking in a truck your grandfather needed both arms to wrestle.

Climate

Vintage Air

Discreet, ice-cold A/C hidden behind an original-looking dash. Top on or off, August is handled.

Instruments

Dakota Digital dash

Period-correct faces over modern electronics — accurate gauges, no guesswork, no dead needles.

Powertrain

Warrantied V8s

From a freshly built 302 to a Gen-3 Coyote — dyno-tuned, fuel-injected options, and covered in writing.

Interiors

Cut, stitched, and fitted in-house.

Saddle tans, mahoganys, parchments. Diamond stitch or smooth. Wood-rim wheels and hidden touchscreens. This is where a truck becomes yours.

Diamond-stitched tan leather bench seat with the Pacific behind — Diamond-stitched bench, Malibu

Saddle leather buckets and wood-rim steering wheel — Saddle buckets, wood-rim wheel

Open-top Bronco interior with white cage and tan leather — Open-air cabin, white sport cage

Dakota Digital dash and polished wheel — Dakota Digital, hidden modern wiring

Wood-rim wheel with ocean view through the windshield — Office view, Pacific Coast Highway

Blue Bronco with quilted saddle console — Quilted console detail

Touchscreen head unit in a classic dash overlooking the ocean — CarPlay, disguised as 1972

Deep green Bronco with saddle leather interior — Saddle over Boxwood Green

Beyond full builds

Already have a Bronco?

Early Bronco in the Venice Broncos shop for service

Service & upgrades

Make yours better.

Suspension, engine and transmission swaps, custom audio, air conditioning, paint and upholstery, tops and roll cages, power everything. If it bolts to a 1966–77 Bronco, we do it — to the same standard as our ground-up builds.

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Consignment

Sell it the right way.

We photograph, present, and place early Broncos with the buyers who've been looking for exactly yours. Honest valuations, careful handling, and a network that trusts what we sell.

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From the feed

Venice, daily.

Pale blue Bronco at sunset over the Pacific

Every build, documented — follow along. @venicebroncos on Instagram →