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After reading The Ford Bronco's wikipedia article I found two major topics that were not discussed fully in the article.

1. Discontinuation The paragraph about the Ford Bronco's discontinuation is very brief and non-specific. It doesn't mention very much about the actual cause for the discontinuation and what Ford replaced the Bronco with after 1996.
2. Other Rumors The current Wikipedia article only mention's the 2004 rumor of the Ford Bronco's return but there has been many more concepts and rumor's introduced since 2004.

Reading List

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• Author’s name. (Date). Short title.
• Aslani, Ali. (2014). 2016 Ford Bronco Stopped According To The Source.
• Alexander, Harriet Semmes. (1984). American and British Poetry: A Guide to the Criticism, 1925-1978
• Lancaster, Jason. (2013). Why did Ford kill the Bronco line? Did it have to do with OJ?,
• Narario, Uriah. (2015). 2016 Ford SVT Raptor.
• Narario, Uriah. (2014). The 2015 Ford Bronco.
• Peter, Josh. (2014). Whatever happened to O.J Simpson's White Ford Bronco?.

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Original

The Ford Bronco entered American popular culture on June 17, 1994, when a 1993 model owned and driven by Al Cowlings with O. J. Simpson, who was wanted for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, attempted to elude the Los Angeles Police Department in a low-speed chase.^[16] It was one of the most bizarre events in television history.^[17] The scene showed dozens of Los Angeles County police and California Highway Patrol cars following, not quite chasing, a white Bronco with Simpson reportedly holding a gun to his head and crowds massing along the route.^[18] The major broadcast networks and cable systems preempted their television shows for live coverage of this unfolding drama.^[19] Despite trying to maintain objectivity by the news commentators, the presence of television irrevocably altered the events, raising questions such as “would the LAPD so respectfully follow Simpson’s Bronco without the escort of the media?”^[20] A search of the Bronco turned up incriminating evidence^[21] and the vehicle was also part of the trial.^[22] With an estimated television audience of 95 million, the event was described "as the most famous ride on American shores since Paul Revere's".^[23] As of 2014, the vehicle has not been located.^[24]

Revised

The Ford Bronco entered American popular culture on June 17, 1994, when a 1993 model owned and driven by Al Cowlings with O. J. Simpson, who was wanted for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, attempted to elude the Los Angeles Police Department in a low-speed chase.^[16]  The scene showed dozens of Los Angeles County police and California Highway Patrol cars following, not quite chasing, a white Bronco with Simpson reportedly holding a gun to his head and crowds massing along the route.^[18] The major broadcast networks and cable systems preempted their television shows for live coverage of this unfolding drama.^[19] Despite trying to maintain objectivity by the news commentators, the presence of television irrevocably altered the events, raising questions such as “would the LAPD so respectfully follow Simpson’s Bronco without the escort of the media?”^[20] A search of the Bronco turned up incriminating evidence^[21] and the vehicle was also part of the trial.^[22] With an estimated television audience of 95 million, the event was described "as the most famous ride on American shores since Paul Revere's".^{[23] One the evening of June 17th 1994, the 2 door SUV caught the eye of memorabilia collector Michael Kronick. Kronick called his attorney that night and said "We've got to have that truck. [7] That's going to be the most famous truck". Kronick later ran into Don Kriess, a friend of Cowlings who worked for a sports agent and played poker with a group that included Cowlings. Kriess said Cowlings told him, "Go ahead and find somebody to buy it". [7] On the day of November 2, 1994 Kronick and Kriess were suppose to meet at the Westwood Marquis Hotel and make the sale for the 1993 Bronco. After 2 claims of running late and 3 hours later Cowlings called of the dea. Kronick later sued Cowlings for damaages of $200,000 and they reach an undisclosed settlement in 1996. Two months later, Cowlings' attorney said the car was sold for $200,000 to one of his clients named Michael Pulwer. [7]}

Original Contribution

Discontinuation of the Ford Bronco

The Ford Bronco was first put into production in 1966, the Bronco saw 5 different generations before being discontinued in 1996. The discontinuation of the Ford Bronco was rumored to be cause by O.J Simpson's infamous low speed car chase but this theory has been proven wrong. The discontinuation of the Ford Bronco can be accredited to the dramatic decrease in demand for a 2 door sports utility vehicle. As a result of the decrease in Bronco sales, Ford decided to introduce a new 4 door Sports Utility Vehicle, the Ford Expedition. The demand and sales of the Ford Expedition was the final nail in the Ford Bronco's coffin.

2015 and 2016 Comeback of The Ford Bronco

Rumors of the Ford Bronco's comeback has been noted since early 2004 but has yet to hit the production line. In 2015 the Bronco's rumored comeback flared up again. According to a Ford Insider the redesigned Bronco is getting interest from corporates and designed have even been constructed. The 2015 Bronco will be closely related current F series truck, In fact to cut cost the new Bronco is almost a redesigned F-150. The Bronco will be based on the F-150's chassis and will come with the same 4 wheel drive system as the F-150. The engine choices of the Bronco are being debated over 3 different choices, the 3.5L Ecoboost, 5.0L and the 4.5L Diesel engine options. Ford has also introdoced a 2016 Ford Bronco that is related to the Ford SVT Raptor in the same ways that the 2015 model is based off of the F-150, but has yet to see production.

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