Maxlider Brothers Customs spent 5,000 hours building a four-door custom 1968 Bronco called “The Clydesdale” at their company in Bloomington, Illinois. The SUV is powered by a 5.0 L Coyote V8 with a Roush supercharger on top. Behind that is a Bowler 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission controlled by a US Shift Quick 6 TCU and Atlas transfer case. Power is split between a Currie Dana 40 front axle and Dana 60 rear axles. Everything is supported by a Black Beard chassis featuring a 4-link front suspension and 3-link rear suspension. On the end of the axles is Wilwood Superlite disc brakes and Fuel wheels with BFGoodrich 37-inch tires. The SUV can transport eight people thanks to two bucket seats and two bench seats covered in leather by Twin City Upholstery. The rest of the interior features Classic Industries gauges in a custom dash surrounded by a roll cage. The vehicle sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2023 for $434,500.
Source: Barrett-Jackson
Is it just me, or is it just getting silly when builders cite “thousands of hours” to build a car? Is MORE really better? A hammer price of $434k is impressive, but even at the modest shop rate of $100/hr the builder would have still lost $65k in labor, PLUS whatever they spent on parts! (Another $100k or more!?) We’d all be much more impressed if they cited that they built (this admittedly amazing) Bronco in 800 hours. Now that’s a shop I want to hire!