Icon's Bronco

The Bronco by "Icon", called by some:
"Near-obsessive attention to detail" - Autoblog,
"Reanimation magic" - Automobile Magazine,
"Four Stars" - Car Magazine.

Browsing through the December issue of GQ magazine (for completeness sake I buy only one GQ magazine a year) I came across a segment called "Best Stuff" in which they assigned the Car Of The Year to my father's favourite car, the Ford Bronco

The people at Icon, the L.A. based boutique manufacturer of industrial-grade SUV's, took the Bronco and made it beastly than ever. They started with slightly worn vintage bodies of Bronco's and added brand-new parts, including axles from a military supplier and a 420-hp V-8 engine. The cabin is still very much utilitarian, as the original version, but the comparison ends there; The gauges are all inspired by Bell-Ross's pilot watches.

Quoting from GQ, "The result is a reincarnated Bronco with the original's fuck-you ruggedness racheted so high, you're not sure if you should drive it to the beach or to the front lines".

According to my father, his 1969 Bronco is one tough Ford. The still original engine can go years without starting and won't disappoint when you turn the switch (or in his case, push the start button). It can out-climb the very best Jeep or Toyota. I have witnessed this firsthand, and often almost falling (read: jumping) off the back as a child. Nuff said!

Source: GQ Magazine