Robert Downey Jr-Backed Kindred Motorworks Delivers First $169,000 Ford Bronco

Kindred Motorworks is getting down to business.

The Vallejo, Calif., classic truck restomod startup delivered has delivered its first customer vehicle.

The keys to the first-generation Ford Bronco were handed off to San Francisco lawyer Jeff Tsai at the company’s Mare Island facility.

Prices for Kindred’s Broncos start at $169,000.

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Rather than treat each as a one-off build, Kindred has developed a repeatable blueprint it says ensures a high level of quality and ease of repair. It finds and buys its own trucks to work on, rather than relying on donor cars provided by customers.

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The Bronco features a new interior, modern sound system, power windows, disc brakes and a 460 hp 5.0-liter Coyote V8 under the hood.

Kindred expects to deliver four more Broncos before the end of the year, but is planning something more futuristic for the future.

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The company is putting the finishing touches on an electric powertrain with a 200-mile range that is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2024. The electrification plan has attracted investment from Robert Downey Jr’s Footprint Coalition, which was one of its early investors.

Kindred is also taking orders for electric versions of the original VW Bus and the Chevrolet 3100 pickup it plans to have in production next year.

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