Related Bronco family · 1984–1990

Ford Bronco II

Compact, Ranger-based SUV · distinct from the full-size Bronco

Bronco II brought the Bronco name to Ford's compact Ranger-truck architecture. It is preserved as a peer family because its wheelbase, powertrains, assembly history, and model-year sequence are its own—not a trim or generation of the full-size Bronco.

1987–1988 Ford Bronco II, pre-1989-restyle, dark red/maroonPhoto by Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

1989–1990 Ford Bronco II, post-restyle (new hood/fenders/bumper), teal/gray two-tonePhoto by IFCAR, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Model-year coverage

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

These records stay separate from same-year body-on-frame Bronco pages. Linked years have completed visitor-ready research.

Factory-backed facts

Production Start [1]: Production ... will start in January, 1983, at ... Louisville Assembly Plant
Introduction [2]: introduced ... in March, 1983
Launch Powertrain [3]: 2.8-liter V6; four-speed manual transmission; five-speed manual transmission; automatic transmission; two-speed transfer case
Wheelbase [4]: 94-inch wheelbase

Coverage

7 model years · US-first research · family boundary preserved

Fact sources

1983 Bronco II Press Releases, Part 1 of 2Part 1, introductory release, final paragraph
1983 Bronco II Press Releases, Part 1 of 2Part 1, introductory release, opening paragraph
1983 Bronco II Press Releases, Part 1 of 2Part 1, introductory release, vehicle-size and powertrain paragraph
1983 Bronco II Press Releases, Part 1 of 2Part 1, introductory release, vehicle-size paragraph