The Story
The first thing I ever really learned to drive was an old Jeep Willys. It had no top, and you could take it anywhere — that combination rewired me early. By high school my parents were daring enough to let me have a 1973 CJ5 with the 304 V8 and a fiberglass body. It was fast, it was fun, and I have been chasing that feeling ever since.
I found this one during COVID, when Broncos were nearly impossible to get. I scoured Facebook Marketplace until one finally turned up at Albion Motors, and I bought it new — something I never do. Three hundred horsepower, four doors, and independent front suspension give it the drivability and safety the old Jeeps never had, wrapped in styling that remembers exactly where it came from. Top off, it still goes anywhere. Some things you don’t outgrow.