after 40 years of garage storage, the Nasty One is coming out of retirement as the original driver and his grandson get it ready for the road, and competition, again

In 1978 Jim Rainero’s 1968 Bronco -- and its string of victories in four-wheel-drive hill-climbing circles – made headlines in the Ford World news magazine. Jim, a parts inspector, powertrain and chassis product engineer, took a modified 302 V-8 Bronco to the very top – the top in hill-climbing competition, head-to-head up a steep dirt hill to see who got to the top first

Jim would get his beefed-up Bronco going up to 70-80 mph in just 300 feet — which was pretty amazing for a four-wheel-drive utility truck formerly used for snow plowing.

When those within the hill-climb community informed him that they thought someone else was faster he’d show up with The Nasty One to run against them – and he’d win every single time. But, that was 1978, and no one has seen or heard of that hill-climbing 1968 Bronco beast for 40 years . . . until now.

“This is my dream -- to tell my grandfather’s story through this Bronco,” Jonny explained. “How I got involved in Ford and into race cars and into building classic cars was all because of this man right here. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be who I am today.”

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