IFord Bronco edumile "Big Oly" ithengiswe ngo-$1.87 million.
I-Big Oly iyiFord Bronco edume kakhulu emlandweni njengoba iwine i-Baja 1000 ekuqaleni kwawo-'70s iminyaka emibili ilandelana, yaqeda kuqala kweminye imiphumela eyayishayelwa uParnelly Jones.
Kukhona izithonjana ezinhle emlandweni we-motorsport, futhi i-Big Oli ingenye yazo. YiSUV esuselwe kwiFord Bronco yango-1969 eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuwina iBaja 1000 ngo-1971 ngesikhathi ishayelwa uParnelli Jones ongomunye wabashayeli bemijaho abadumile emlandweni. Kodwa lokho bekungeke kube ukuphela kwempumelelo yakhe, i-"Big Oli" iphinde yawina umjaho ofanayo ngonyaka olandelayo futhi yawina i-Baja 500 ne-Mint 400 ngo-1973. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, ucezu olumangalisayo olwathengiswa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule e-Mecum Auction ngesikhathi se-34th Dana Mecum Spring Show eyayibanjwe ngoMeyi 14-22 e-Indianapolis.
Intengo yokugcina ibingu-$1.87 million, okuyirekhodi lemoto yalolu hlobo. Imali esondele kakhulu kulesi sigaba iqhamuke eminyakeni emibili edlule ngeMercedes G63 AMG 6x6 edayiswe nguBarrett-Jackson ngo-$1.21 million. Umcimbi lapho "i-Big Oli" idayiswe khona isamba sezibonelo eziyingqayizivele ezingu-2500, eziningi ezivela emaqoqweni angasese njengale moto, okwakuyinto ekhanga kakhulu ekhanda leqoqo le-Parnelli Jones, elihlanganisa nayo. Bathole amaFord Mustangs amabili ka-2007 (eyodwa enenombolo yeserial ethi 001), iFord Mustang STV Cobra yango-1994 (nayo eyinombolo 1 kweziyi-1000 ekhiqiziwe), kanye neFord T-Bucket Track Roadster ka-1927, phakathi kwamanye amagugu nawo athengiswa.
Isibalo esimangalisayo esizuziwe asibangelwa nje kuphela ifa lakhe njengengxenye yomlando wemoto, kodwa nalelo lomnikazi wakhe wangaphambili, uParnelli Jones, ongomunye wabashayeli abamangalisa kakhulu abake baba khona. Umnqobi emijahweni engaphandle komgwaqo kanye nenani elikhulu lamathrekhi, wayengazi izithiyo noma iziyalo ezigxilile uma kuziwa ekushayeleni. Nakuba esethathe umhlalaphansi, uParnelli Jones unomsebenzi omude njengomnikazi weqembu lakhe le-Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, elingenele imijaho eminingi, waze waqhathanisa ukunqoba kwakhe "no-Big Oli".
IFord Bronco “Big Oly” ebiteketiswa ngenxa yoxhaso eyaluthola kwi-Olympia Brewing Company, yaziwa nangokuqeda iBaja 1000 ngamahora angu-14 nemizuzu engu-59, okuyisikhathi esimangalisayo ngaleso sikhathi ngoba yephule irekhodi. Ihora elilodwa ngaphambili. . Ukunqoba kwakhe i-Big Oli kumakwe ngezici ezintathu uParnelli Jones ayezifuna lapho eyidala futhi eziye zahlala ekwakhiweni kwalezi zimoto kusukela ngaleso sikhathi: ezisheshayo, ezinamandla nezilula.
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