The Stroppe Race Bronco That Started Ford's Off-Road Racing Legacy Before the Bronco became an off-road icon, one battered 1966 racer nearly changed Baja history forever. This video follows the incredible journey of the first Stroppe-built race Bronco—from its heartbreaking collapse just 10 miles from victory in the inaugural Baja 1000, to its comeback wins, disappearance, and decades-later rediscovery. Along the way, it traces how racers like Larry Minor and the Unsers helped build its legend, and how Andrew Norton and Todd Story brought it back from the brink. This is the story of the Bronco that helped launch a racing legacy, then nearly vanished into history.