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January 20, 2010
Bronco vs. Land Cruiser: Which Would You Choose?
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
I’ve been wanting to put an early Bronco up against an old Land Cruiser in an eBay Motors Showdown for a while now, but was having trouble finding auctions that were priced close enough–Land Cruisers just seem to command more money at the end of the day. Well, I think I finally found a decent match. This 1972 Ford Bronco has been nicely redone and this 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser appears to be in very good original condition. So, which would you choose?
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TTTGOWYO
Jan 22, 2010 at 7:46 am
Toyota is a cool ride, but have to go with the Early Bronco!!!
90xjpunk
Jan 22, 2010 at 6:39 am
85mph in a 3 ft snow drift?! HA! was it uphill both ways too??! “When I was your age….” this is tough. broncos in much better condition but do you really care if you’re going to wheel it? gotta love the twin sticks tho
ajzhotrodz
Jan 22, 2010 at 5:57 am
the Bronco usa all the way
super1starman
Jan 21, 2010 at 8:08 pm
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1969bronco
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:22 pm
302, Dana 44, 9″ rear, and coil springs up front that wont shake your teeth out…Have to go with the Bronco. FJ is still a great vehicle.
Gobbs_stopper
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:21 pm
if its not a jeep it the bronco Or like I like to say the lunch box bronx!!! is the way to roll in a blue oval
toyotagoose
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:09 pm
gotta go land cruiser….purely looks alone…bronco had the beef and muscle…but land cruiser had the brains
MichaelMani
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:08 pm
i’m a major toyota fan so i’d say toyota. but that’s completly biased cause the bronco is looking good.
jr1864
Jan 21, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Gotta go with the Bronco. The Land Cruiser is a good SUV but Broncos are just Mean. Had 2 of them and wish I had one now. One time I took one 15 miles in 3 foot snow drifts at 85 mph and it never slowed down. Just Plane Tough!
jglinski3
Jan 21, 2010 at 4:33 pm
no contest, Bronco’s rock!
OdinofAsgard
Jan 21, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Definitely the Bronco. I’m anti-ugly, so I would never buy a Land Cruiser. Then again, I’d never buy a Bronco because a Jeep CJ5 is so much better! That little land cruiser looks like a mail truck.
ihatemybike
Jan 21, 2010 at 11:26 am
Bronco FTW!
HEADTURNER73
Jan 21, 2010 at 11:06 am
The L/C IS A WORK HORSE,I HAD ONE WITH A WINCH AND PULLED OUT MANY 4X4′S WHEN 4 WHEELING WITH SEVERAL CLUB’S,,THAT 6 BANGER HAD TORK,,
I LIKE BOTH,BUT LAND CRUISER MY CHOICE,,
KustomKiely
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:52 am
neither, id put them on ebay and sell them. Oh wait thats what there doing. That means they dont even want them. lol
ChAnEkE
Jan 21, 2010 at 7:24 am
BRONCOOO
RockstrMentality
Jan 21, 2010 at 6:31 am
I like both but ima have to go with the bronco
potatoes4
Jan 21, 2010 at 6:22 am
I would take the bronco, the toyota is cool, but nothings gonna beat the Bronco
pronghorn2006
Jan 21, 2010 at 5:39 am
Bronco….it has style, better drive line, and it was built right here at home. We do not need the import junk.
dragorphan
Jan 21, 2010 at 3:03 am
Bronco nuff said.
MoonMoney
Jan 20, 2010 at 10:41 pm
My LMC truck catalog supports Ford Bronco and so do I
Legacy_camaro
Jan 20, 2010 at 9:19 pm
hahaha he is right krashingV8 dude. besides. who bolts a 50 cal to a land cruiser? what is this? a sub PS1 medal of honor game?
i’m with bronco over the land cruiser, but first and formostely, im with IH-International. SCOUT ALL THE WAY! hahaha
fordfast96
Jan 20, 2010 at 8:11 pm
To KrashingV8 30 year old land crusers huh? yeah well who cares because where im from 1966 broncos are still on the road and thats older then 30 years old so bronco owns all and broncos will last forever and can go about anywhere you want too.
the us millatary dont give a damn about land cruisers in south america they got biger and better trucks then that Hummers yeah. who ever says FJ or toyota is better yeah right Ford FOR LIFE.
GTwildfire
Jan 20, 2010 at 7:14 pm
B-R-O-N-C-O gored TLC
FordRulesAll
Jan 20, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Easily the Bronco.
___nes___
Jan 20, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Land Cruiser
Rbr4791
Jan 20, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Sorry Toyotas are deff better than fords but obviously the bronco is in better shape than the Land Cruiser… even though i am a toyota guy i would choose the Bronco… its just more up to date
wheeln
Jan 20, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Bronco for sure. Keep Ford and the blue oval on top.
KrashingV8
Jan 20, 2010 at 5:40 pm
please people get real. the land cruiser is the better. the aussies know better. they use a land cruiser. you go to africa and people use land cruisers. go to south america and you see 30 year old land crusiers STILL driving. what do you think pisses of the US military? a land cruiser with a 50 cal bolted to the back. i like fords just like the next guy, but compared to one of these land cruisers, sorry. I go with toyoya on this one. besides, it reminds me of seeing old footage of the old willys jeeps being used in world war 2 driving all over the place and not getting stuck. the bronco looks too bulky to me compared to the cruiser.
jch4344
Jan 20, 2010 at 5:19 pm
land cruiser!
XTZTwinTurbo
Jan 20, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Probably the bronco, on looks alone. I can;t make any other assessment, since I am not too familiar with the specs on these two.
fordfast96
Jan 20, 2010 at 3:08 pm
The Bronco will never die. FJ’s are ugly. and looks like they should be deilvering mail. The Bronco is so munch better and yeah right you can get alota money for a restored bronco and FJ there not many around. Ford Bronco,chevy K5 Blazer,dodge ramcharger,Jeep, international scout are the best suvs ever made this FJ can’t hold a stick to them.
rabbit1969
Jan 20, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Bronco! Me and my friends restored one for an older guy, he drive that thing every where. 302/Auto is alot of power for that small SUV.
timmckay350
Jan 20, 2010 at 2:39 pm
The toyota would win. Toyotas are bad-ass. This is a Toyota that looks like a jeep. No contest!
75fjpeter
Jan 20, 2010 at 2:33 pm
landcruiser..any day.
EL-CHAMO
Jan 20, 2010 at 2:25 pm
land cruiser!!!!!
whtfocus77
Jan 20, 2010 at 1:43 pm
broncos are shit…..FJ’s will never die….i saw one with 800000km AND still hauling ass
redneck102
Jan 20, 2010 at 1:20 pm
bronco
camaro480
Jan 20, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I’m with IH-international, Scout please! or an old Cherokee. This match up though, Bronco (although it might be determined by a coin toss).
SierraPower
Jan 20, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Bronco!!!
Maffew
Jan 20, 2010 at 11:17 am
Bronco….Although a buddy of mine had a FJ in high school, and it was an off-road monster, that generation of Bronco is, IMO, one of the best looking things to come out of Detroit, ever.
NortherCali7OH7
Jan 20, 2010 at 10:26 am
Bronco! plz
IH-international
Jan 20, 2010 at 9:21 am
international scout!
troutster52
Jan 20, 2010 at 9:12 am
Both are extremely cool but its hard to beat a 302 and four speed toploader. I say the Bronco
racerjim
Jan 20, 2010 at 9:02 am
Bronco!