Vintage Race Car of the Week: Big Oly

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[squirrel]

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Great story! I didn't remember the truck was in Gone until a week ago. I do remember seeing it in 1973 when we lived in Ensenada

[tiresmoke!]

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That's quite possibly the most well-known Bronco in existence(well, that and OJ's white Bronco).

That's 2 Olympia Beer-sponsored vehicles that I know of(the big-ass NASCAR/LeMans Charger being the other).

Hell, does Olympia Beer even exist today? Remember seeing the cans around as a kid, but haven't since.

[Brian Lohnes]

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RIP in 2003.

Miller owned the brewery and said they weren't making enough money or selling enough volume.

5 Bucks says that if it was still provately owned it would be in business.

Brian

[jcharliem]

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Cool article. I had always thought the Jones/Stroppe Bronco was packing a Cleveland (I just learned something). I'm digging the two-wheel drive set up. Didn't Chevy have a two-wheel drive Blazer on the market back in the early 70s?

[nosnerd]

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in the late 70s early 80s stroppe also built some cool ford courriers...pretty cool truck that has a place in Off Road history..


nice story brian



alan

[Not A Duster]

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Veddy veddy cool....

For a Ford.... ;D

Thanks for that.

[squirrel]

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Didn't Chevy have a two-wheel drive Blazer on the market back in the early 70s?

They did in the later 70s. But it did not have a tube chassis!

[Turbo Regal]

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RIP in 2003.

Miller owned the brewery and said they weren't making enough money or selling enough volume.

5 Bucks says that if it was still provately owned it would be in business.

Brian

www.olympia-beer.com

They are now owned by Pabst.

[66gg1tnc]

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Didn't Chevy have a two-wheel drive Blazer on the market back in the early 70s?

They did in the later 70s. But it did not have a tube chassis!

My '76 Blazer was definatly 2 wheel drive! It was a total rust bucket but it ran good....even after blowing the freeze plugs out one night coming home from a Deep Purple concert. We wondered what the hissing noise was when we got back to the barracks that night. Temp gage never moved. Replaced the plugs and the bad temp sending unit, then sold it (PCS'd back to the mainland)

[JRoberts]

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Big Oly was the reason I fell in love with those early Broncos. I would still like to have one today. Great article!

[Freiburger]

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I just found a two-page feature on Big Oly in the August '71 Hot Rod.

[mustang13]

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Still my favorite AFX slot car. It's still available from Auto World at most hobby stores. The Blazer is also around for sale as a slot car to. Get both and paint your track tan and all you need is a tiny Sal Fish to start the race. ;D