Award-Winning Big Oly Ford Bronco Trophy Truck Tribute Is Up For Grabs

An award-winning tribute to the original Big Oly Trophy Truck will go under the hammer at the upcoming Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale on 21 January. In fact, this isthetribute.

The tribute car is as close to the original as you're going to get, and it will likely be cheaper than the actual car. The famous first-generationFord Broncorally carsold for a staggering$1.8 million in May 2021 and was rolled at the 2022 NORRA Mexican 1000 a year later. The vehicle onlysuffered cosmetic damageand was righted and continued the race. Many people wondered why someone would rally a $1.8 million classic, but the folks here atCarBuzzrespect that kind of enthusiasm. If you buy this near-perfect tribute, we recommend you do the same.

This tribute car is bound to be better at rallying, as it was built from the ground up using a one-off tube frame chassis. You wouldn't want to roll it, however. Every vehicle part is either polished, nickel-plated, anodized, or covered in 24-karat gold.

The tribute car is powered by a 438 cubic-inch 351W Dart Block Ford V8 engine, claimed to produce 723 horsepower. All that power is sent to the wheels via a three-speed automatic, and the car is entirely road legal and exempt from smog legislation. We're bettingthe cops in California will love it.

Upgrades to the engine include Ross competition ceramic-coated pistons, Ford Performance CNC heads, a forged steel crank, a Peterson 5-stage dry-sump pump system, a K&N filter, a Bassani custom stainless-steel exhaust system, and a Race Proven Inc. alternator to name just a few.