Interesting Bill Stroppe Items I've Collected

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Here is a vintage Bill Stroppe & Associates patch

Here is an original copy of this ad from a 1972 Off Road Vehicles Magazine!

Here is an original Ford Press Release photo from 1972.

Next is a Ford Salesman's News Bulletin, from 1972, featuring a Stroppe prepared Ford Pickup and telling of its success in the Baja 500 .

Next is a vintage postcard from 1972 showing a Stroppe prepared Courier and telling of its success in the Baja 500.

Here is a vintage postcard from 1971 showing two Stroppe prepared rigs and their success in Baja.

Here are a couple of Minolta ads from the 1970's with Baja Broncos in action.

Here are a couple magazine ads from the 1970's with Big Oly.

This started out life as an ordinary  RC toy from Radio Shack, "The Mangler".  I tore it down and painted it up like a Baja Bronco.  Check out the before, during, and after pictures below.

This is an original, unused order form for a Baja Bronco.  I purchased this item on ebay. 

Here's a 1973 Ford Newsflash boasting the success of the Ford Broncos in Baja racing.

This is a Nascar payoff check issued to Bill Stroppe for his driver, Tim Flock's 2nd place finish at Darlington, SC.  I also purchased this item on ebay.  The back is endorsed by Bill Stroppe and if you look close,  you'll see that it was deposited in a bank in Long Beach, CA  Pretty cool!

This is an original Ford press release for the Baja Bronco in 1971.  There are four pages total describing the available options and pricing.  I purchased this item from McLellan's Automobile Literature

This is an original Baja Bronco brochure.  Six full color pages describing the Baja Bronco Package.  I also purchased this item from McLellan's Automobile Literature

This is an original Bill Stroppe & Associates Bronco accessories catalog.  Shown below is the original mailing envelope, a letter from Bill Stroppe to the customer, a page of blank order forms, and a few pages from the 24 page catalog.  I have two of these sets, one from 1972 and one from 1973.  Again, I purchased these items from McLellan's Automobile Literature

Below is the mailing envelope and letter from the 1973 catalog.  The catalog itself is identical to the one from 1972.

This is a Nabisco Sugar Daddy Speedway card from 1973 showing a Stroppe-prepared Bronco in off-road racing action.  The front and back of the card is shown below.

Here's is an LP and a R2R of a Ray Conniff album featuring a Stroppe Bronco that he raced. 

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