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Texarkana Native Sells Famous Race Vehicle For 1.82 Million
Texarkana native Parnelli Jones recently sold his famous off-road race vehicle a 1969 Ford Bronco for 1.82 million dollars at an auction.
Born in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1933 Rufus Parnelli Jones is a well know on-road and off-road racer. Jones and his family moved from Texarkana to Torrance California when he was a child. Jones received his nickname of Parnelli from a boyhood friend Billy Calder.
Parnelli Jones raced in the Indy 500 and retired with 6 wins. He also raced in Nascar and had 4 wins in just 34 starts. He also raced in Spring Cars and had 35 wins. He is also closely aligned with the 302 Boss Mustang and has won the famous Pike s Peak International Hill Climb.