Jay Leno's 760-HP 1968 Ford Bronco Restomod
Jay Leno was gifted this 1968 Ford Bronco as a joke from Craig Ferguson, at the time, a fellow late-night TV host. The joke was on Ferguson, though, because soon after he dumped the dilapidated project on Jay, Bronco values skyrocketed. Leno knew he’d love to do something with the truck, but he could only have so many projects running at once, so he shoved the faded red truck into a corner of his shop. Then Ford came knocking and said it would like to help.
Ford took Jay’s Bronco and set about building a SEMA truck. Ford’s team shoved the 760-hp mill from the latest Mustang Shelby GT500 under the Bronco’s hood. Sound pretty straightforward? Think again. There is currently no way to purchase that 5.2-liter V-8 without buying a GT500, so this engine swap isn’t feasible for most. That’s not the only remarkable mechanical achievement in this build, either. Ford’s crew fitted a manual transmission to the GT500’s mill — even though the engine was exclusively designed for the Mustang’s dual-clutch automatic. Hats off.
