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eBay Find: A Half-Million Dollar Modern Rendition of Big Oly – Street Legal Trophy Truck


eBay Find: A Half-Million Dollar Modern Rendition of Big Oly – Street Legal Trophy Truck

For starters, I can say that I have seen this truck up close and personal at the SEMA show a couple of years ago and it is freaking awesome. This is one of the neatest trucks I have ever seen and as the ad says, it is a street legal trophy truck. The truck was built as a modern version of the iconic “Big Oly” Ford Bronco built by Bill Stroppe and his guys and raced by Parnelli Jones with much success in the early 1970s. Back then, Big Oly was the most technologically advanced truck of its day so it is fitting to have the modern version be a wonder as well. The major question is about how much all that “wonder” is worth.

The half million dollar price tag may seem completely off the deep end for anyone who is not familiar with the amount of engineering and construction that goes into a truck like this. Admittedly, even with an appreciation for all the work into this thing and the countless hundreds of hours  put in welding, cutting, and fitting things, the price does seem pretty damned steep.

Yes, you could technically take this baby out and race it across the desert, but would you do that after spending a half million on it? Sure, you could cruise it around and just have fun in it, but with no doors, and about as many creature comforts as an Abrams tank, would you want to? It would be shameful if the truck is bought and stuck in the corner of a collection somewhere. All of the amazing fabrication and capability that this thing has would be lost if it turned into a permanent dust collector. Like seemingly all things in the modern world, this newer version of Big Oly is significantly larger than the original, something readily apparent when you see the photo below of the two trucks sitting side by side.

This is an amazing truck, no doubt about it. Is this truck worth more than $500,000? Hell, is the original Big Oly worth more than $500,000? You tell us!

Thanks for the tip Paul!

eBay Link: 1971 Ford Bronco Big Oly Trophy Truck


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6 thoughts on “eBay Find: A Half-Million Dollar Modern Rendition of Big Oly – Street Legal Trophy Truck

  1. blahyawnblah

    That things has been for sale for years. It was built on favors, dreams and lies to sponsors. If it sells, all the money should be paid back to the people who gave Marshal the parts. And if it sells it will be sold to someone over in Abu Dubai.

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