The OJ Simpson 4x4 makes a comeback

Do you still remember that television broadcast of OJ Simpson back in 1994, speeding away from the American police in his white Ford Bronco after the bodies of his estranged wife and her boyfriend were found? Well, barely two years after that, Ford stopped production of the Bronco (of which the first generation saw the light in 1966) mainly because of slumping sales. The Bronco, by the way, was a two-door SUV on a shortened platform of the F150 pickup truck. Now for the good news. At the Detroit Auto Show, Ford said the Bronco is coming back. It will only be in 2020, but that means the R&D is well on its way. Ford doesn’t want to let the cat out of the bag just yet, but there are two possibilities. The Bronco could be built on the Ranger's platform, which will be introduced to the US market a year before the new Bronco, incidentally. Or, it could be based on a modified Raptor's chassis. Raj Nair, Ford’s Executive Vice President, Product Development, put it this way in Detroit recently: “The customers have an idea of what a Bronco should be. We have an idea of what a Bronco should be – and we look forward to bringing that to our customers.” We think Mr Nair would make a great politician!