It's been 60 years since Ford introduced its first SUV, the rough-and-ready Bronco. SUVs have experienced a litany of changes that led to a spectacular explosion in popularity since 1966, but the modern Bronco stays true to its roots as a proper off-roader. Now, Ford is celebrating 60 years of its first SUV with the 2026 Bronco 60th Anniversary Package that revives some touches from the original with some other deliciously retro design details.
The package is built upon the Bronco's Outer Banks trim level with the Sasquatch Package, and is available with either the 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine, or the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6. Changes are strictly visual, so there's no additional performance or features, but the Bronco Outer Banks with the Sasquatch Package is already an exceptional off-road vehicle so owners aren't going to be wanting for much. These packages include standard lockers, 35-inch rugged-terrain tires, a lifted suspension, and a more aggressive final drive ratio. Pricing isn't currently available, but Ford says sales of this tastefully retro-fied package will begin later this year in October.
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Red, White, And Ford Blue
If you want a Ford Bronco 60th Anniversary Package, you'd better like white and red, since those are the only two body colors it's offered with, and the badges use the same theme. The body is offered in a historic shade of Wimbledon White that was offered on the original Bronco, or Ruby Red, though both body colors feature a white roof. The grille-mounted Bronco badge is finished in Vermilion Red, and a new hard-center spare tire cover is also finished in Wimbledon White with Vermilion Red Bronco script to proudly proclaim your allegiance to the Bronco brand.
New 17-inch gray alloy wheels come with a retro throwback Vermilion Red center cap, which features a bucking bronco and the truck's first model year, 1966, on the outside ring. Ford says the interior brings a "richer and more premium cabin experience" thanks to the Ebony leather upholstery with contrasting Alpine leather centers and embossed 60th Anniversary logos. It also has Bronco Red accents on the instrument panel and A-pillar-mounted grab handles, and contrasting white stitching on the leather-topped dash. Ford says its design team has hidden "an Easter egg or two" in the package as well.
As a whole, the throwback 60th Anniversary Package suits the modern Bronco's pseudo-retro looks quite nicely, especially when painted red with a white roof. The original Bronco would be proud to see its 21st century successor paying homage to Ford's original trend-setting SUV.
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