Ford Won't Sell You These Custom Broncos, But Will Sell The Parts You Need

As a follow-up of sorts, Ford created a Bronco and a Bronco Sport themed around Michigan's Silver Lakes Dunes. Not only are these not showing up on the doorstep of its rivals' biggest annual event, they also showcase parts that Ford actually sells. So, owners could easily duplicate them if they wish.

The Bronco Sport Skips Bronco Wheels
The Bronco Sport may be the more interesting of these two vehicles just for the wheels. They aren't designed specifically for the Bronco Sport. They're actually the same wheels used on the Mustang Mach-E Rally. The Mach-E origins are hidden somewhat by a set of Bronco center caps. This is interesting since it's not often that automakers encourage a bit of mixing and matching of parts. Of course, with something like wheels, there's not really any reason not to do so as long as the bolt patterns, sizes and offsets allow them to fit. The wheels are wrapped in BFGoodrich XL TRTERRA tires, and they evidently fit on this Sasquatch model. Being a Sasquatch, it also comes with a slight suspension lift, a modular bumper with bull bar, skid plates, plus a "Rally" drive mode. Other accessories Ford added include the Yakima roof rack and Rigid Industries light bar.

Not quite everything on the Bronco Sport Silver Lakes Dunes Project Vehicle is available from Ford, though. The company added custom vinyl graphics on top of the factory Azure Gray paint. The graphics appear on the hood, C-pillars, doors, and rear fenders, and are meant to evoke the dunes the SUVs are named after. They're matched by orange badges and tow hooks. On the Bronco Sport, Ford also color-matched the metal panels on the bumpers. For owners to copy these parts, they'd have to look into some paint and custom graphics from a vinyl shop, but everything else is available in the Ford catalog. At least, everything is available with the exception of the paddle board.

The Bronco Matches The Bronco Sport In Nearly Every Way
Just about everything we said about the Bronco Sport applies to the bigger Bronco. It's also a Sasquatch model, though Ford had to add the bull bar to this one. It also gets a Yakima rack complete with paddle board and Rigid light bar. The graphics are nearly the same, though this time they extend up onto the hard top. The main difference is the set of wheels. Ford picked the wheels from the Bronco Heritage model, but painted black. The tires are different, too: BFGoodrich T/A KO3s. Just like the Bronco Sport, everything on the Bronco can be found in a Ford catalog short of the vinyl graphics, paddle board, and custom-painted tow hooks and badges. So if you like what you see, you've got some shopping to do.