HOW OLD IS THAT BRONCO? UPDATED 01/2005

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ONE STOP MOBO SHOP
HOW OLD IS THAT BRONCO? UPDATED 01/2005


DECALS, THE FIRST CLUE.

THE FIRST BRONCOS WERE OF THE NON-STEERABLE VARIETY AND CONTRARY TO MANY SOURCES THERE WERE NO BRONCOS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1947, * UPDATE - EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE A FEW PRE-PRODUCTION MODELS MADE PRIOR TO 1949, MOBO TOYS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL SEPT. 1949 * FOR NOW THEN, THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF NON-STEERING DECALS (SEE THE PICTURES) IMAGE ONE REPRESENTS THE DECAL THAT WAS USED ON BRONCOS FROM 1947 UNTIL 1952. IMAGE 2 WAS USED FROM 1952 UNTIL 1955. SOME SOURCES SAY THE NON STEERING BRONCO WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1955 BUT SEVERAL OTHERS SAY THEY WERE AVAILABLE UP TO 1970 WHEN ALL UNITS WERE DISCONTIONUED. REGARDLESS, IMAGE THREE IS THE FINAL DECAL USED ON NON STEERING UNITS. NOTE: THESE IMAGES ARE VERY DISTORTED AND FUZZY, ACTUAL DECALS ARE CLEAR AND SHARP.

IMAGE 1

IMAGE 2

IN 1950, MAGIC STEERING WAS ADDED AND THE DECAL WAS REDESIGNED. THE EARLIEST DECAL WAS THE SAME AS THE NON STEERING AND THE "IT STEERS" WAS A SEPERATE DECAL THAT WAS PLACED ABOVE IT.

THE NEWLY DESIGNED DECAL STILL CAME IN TWO PIECES.

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THEY REVERTED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CLOWN AND MADE IT A ONE PIECE DECAL IN 1952. THIS DESIGN WAS USED UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE OXFORD STREET STORE IN 1955.

THE FINAL DESIGN WAS USED FROM 1955 UNTIL 1970.