Magazine article page showing red and white four-door Ford Bronc…

IIISIIIIIY [381]" you can have everything you like about a Chevy Suburban. and more. in a Ford Classic." Ford contracted these conve an they were 1d at Fo Idealership The name Centurion," comes from one of the more common conversion com- panies that built these giant Bronco during the 19805 and early 1990s. Centurion Vehicles of White Pigeon. Michigan. Several versions of 4 door Broncos were developed over the years by companies like Centurion. Centurion offered a halfton. Cla 150 Super Cab (.C-150 SC) model to Bronco built by adding crew cab doo onto an F~150 Super Cab chassis and replacing the bed with a Bronco rear clip. Centurion also offered a one-ton Classic 350 (C350) model built on an F7350 regular cab cha is by replacing the bed with a Bronco rear clip. The oneton Centurions were the epito me of heavy-duty decadence They came with Dana 60 tr t axles, powerful engines, massive gas tanks and tons of cargo roo . These powerful workhorses w re lined with luxur us. carpeted interiors; captain's chairs in front and second rows; and dual electrical _ ms to run an army of lights. extras and creature comfort~ including optional televisions, CB rad s and police scanners. Centurion Vehicles stopped making their behemoths in 1996 when Ford ended production of the Bronco. It shut down its White Pigeon facility when it was acquired, along with Starcraft, another automotive conversion company, by Southern Comfon Conversions Inc. on January 10, 2006. CENTURION HISTORY Centurion Vehicles was founded in 1977 in response to growing demand for