(HAGERTY) – Even at 87 years old, Parnelli Jones remains a household name to anyone remotely interested in motorsports. Which, of course, is completely understandable for a racer who retired with countless wins and championships on a résumé that includes everything from Midgets, Pikes Peak, NASCAR, Trans-Am, USAC, and over 20 Hall of Fame inductions throughout the sport.
For the past 51 years, Jones has also owned the world’s most famous Ford Bronco, “Big Oly,” the Baja-winning racer he built in 1970 and took to numerous off-road racing wins with Bill Stroppe.
Any first-generation Ford Bronco is a hot commodity these days, regularly selling in the six-figure range at auction, but when Jones rolls Big Oly onto the Mecum auction block this May, I have no doubt it will become the first Bronco – and yes, the first vintage SUV – to bring seven figures.
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