Test drive: 2021 Ford Bronco
The 2021 Ford Bronco is the first model to wear the name in 25 years. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu travelled to Texas hill country to find out if it lives up to it.
The Ford Bronco is coming to the rescue.
The 2021 Bronco Pope Francis Center First Edition will be auctioned to raise money for the Detroit homless center. (Ford)
Ford has built a Bronco that's being auctioned to raise money for the Pope Francis Center in Detroit, which provides services for the city's homeless population.
The custom truck was donated by area car dealer, David Fischer Jr., and uniquely customized with inspiration from the original 1966 Bronco.
The SUV is finished in Ford's heritage Wimbledon White paint. (Ford)
The four-door SUV is a sold-out First Edition trim that's been finished in Ford's iconic Wimbledon White paint, which isn't offered on the current Bronco, accented by red stripes above the rockers along with a silver grille and bumper trim.
The one-off build features special Pope Francis Center logos. (Ford)
Old-school painted Detroit Steel Wheels, brush bar, an off-road light package and Pope Francis Center badging round out the look, which is echoed on the interior.
Pope John Paul II was driven through New York City in 1979 in a Ford Bronco-based Popemobile. (Chuck Fishman/Getty Images)
It's not the first Ford Bronco with a Papal connection. During his visit to the U.S. in 1979, Pope John Paul II was driven around New York City in a Bronco designed by Ford that was equipped with a raer platform for him to stand on.
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The Ford Bronco Popemobile was donated to the U.S. Secret Service after the Pope's visit. (Ford)
The Pope Francis Center platform will be sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale on Wednesday, January 26, where the first of the new generation Broncos was auctioned last year for $1,075,000, with the proceeds going toward the National Forest Foundation and Outward Bound.