Greenlight 1966 Ford Bronco, part 2

Back in January, I reviewed the new Greenlight Ford Bronco from the 'Zoolander' movie.  Now here's a look at another version of the same Ford Bronco casting, this time from the recent Black Bandit series.

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The 'Zoolander' Bronco featured a raised suspension, no top, no doors, and a front push bumper.  The Black Bandit version goes the opposite way:  The front now features a stock bumper with better detailing of the headlights and silver grille bar with FORD letters.  The sides show more detail of the side trim, marker lights, Bronco name, and hey it's got door's!!!  The wheels are the same silver ones from the 'Zoolander' version, now black and riding at a stock ride height; despite the lower look, it still has the ground clearance to go anywhere off-road.  I'm still trying to figure out why there's two gas caps on the driver's side?

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Out back the spare tire returns, and it turns out some Black Bandit versions come without the spare in the rear.  The spare assembly is not flush with the tailgate thanks to the interference with the rear bumper and covers the FORD letters on the tailgate, but on the other hand it looks cool with the 'Black Bandit' ghost name on the cover!  The roof is all-plastic and unlike the Dodge Ramcharger (i'll profile this one later on) the top stays on!  The interior is the same as before with seating for four, steering wheel, detailed dash, and shift lever for the four-wheel drive.  The only thing missing is the roll cage from the open-top versions.  The base and engine compartment details carry over from the previous versions.

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Looks good, and I hope Greenlight gets to make good use out of this casting in the future.  Don't be surprised to see one towing a trailer later on!

Update 1/18/20:  Here's a final year model of the Ford Bronco, a 1976 with the Ranger package that is part of the Explorer package.  The orange and white paint is extremely nice and pairs with some rallye wheels with red center caps and note the fender skirts over the rear wheels that was an option on these Bronco's; though on the other hand it does cause the tires to rub against the body in corners.  The interior has a two-tone orange and white to match the exterior and a spare tire cover with Bronco Ranger on it.  To finish it off is a Mecum license plate and Sold sticker on the front windshield.  Since the original article Greenlight has made many Bronco's and mostly I passed on a lot of them, but when a higher trim-level one with lots of excellent details comes along, like this Bronco Ranger, it is definitely worth getting.