[TPR] Remembering Re: Parnelli Jones, August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024

[David Carpenter]

Words can't express what he was in life!!!
We're three steps down the ladder from Greats like that Generation was full of!!

RIP  P.J.!!!!

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction!!  We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream!  It must be fought for, protected, & handed on to them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children & our children's children what it was once like in the USA where men were Free!!"
Ronald Reagan
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From: TPR <tpr-bounces at teampanteraracing.com> on behalf of laurieferrari--- via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 2:23:29 PM
To: Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com>; Team Racing <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>; DENNIS ANTENUCCI <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TPR] Remembering Re: Parnelli Jones, August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024

Very sad news. Condolences to Parnelli Jones and family.  I know that he once owned a world famous race car, " Big Oly" that Lance had worked on at Bill Stroppe's shop in the 70's.  He has Parnelli's dyno sheets.  Big Oly went to famous collector Bruce Meyer, now a high end collector.

Parnelli Jones' Legendary 'Big Oly' 1970 Ford Bronco - Bronco Corral<https://www.broncocorral.com/parnelli-jones-legendary-big-oly-1970-ford-bronco/>

$1.8M ‘Big Oly’ Ford Bronco Flips in Off-Road Race, Keeps Going<https://www.thedrive.com/news/1-8m-big-oly-ford-bronco-flips-in-off-road-race-keeps-going>

<https://www.thedrive.com/news/1-8m-big-oly-ford-bronco-flips-in-off-road-race-keeps-going>
$1.8M ‘Big Oly’ Ford Bronco Flips in Off-Road Race, Keeps Going

Lewin Day

The famous 1969 Ford Bronco race truck was rolled during the NORRA 1000 this past weekend, but has lived to tell...



<https://www.broncocorral.com/parnelli-jones-legendary-big-oly-1970-ford-bronco/>
Parnelli Jones' Legendary 'Big Oly' 1970 Ford Bronco - Bronco Corral

Jim Oaks

Big Oly is a famous Ford Bronco and a racing legend. Built in Bill Stroppes shop and driven by Parnelli Jones, i...


Laurie


On Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:32:24 AM PDT, DENNIS ANTENUCCI via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:


God bless Parnelli!
Guys like him or Roger Ward and a long list of post WWII veterans are fading fast.

Also, on the special day, I am reminded by what some of you have said or reminded us all of which is the manu veterans who served and continue to serve and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat or returned home with lifetime disabilities. Very little has been shared about those veterans struggling in VA hospitals or at home.

Remembering a father, step father in two uncles who all served as part of the greatest generation and now they are all gone, but they certainly made positive impressions in my life, and I just want to thank them and all who have served and continue to serve a big thanks.

Dennis
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On Jun 6, 2024, at 8:10 AM, Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com> wrote:



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Parnelli Jones retired from professional driving in the id-1970s but was always ready to drive around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his No. 40 STP car – Penske Entertainment photo

One of the greatest, toughest drivers of his era, Rufus Parnell Jones, known to one and all in the racing game as Parnelli Jones, lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on June 4 in Torrance, CA. Jones was 90 years old and had lived in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County for all but seven years of his life, having been born in Arkansas.

Parnelli Jones was a master of going faster and performed his feats in many different phases of motor sport. From the start of his career, Jones’ prowess in any type of car, from jalopies to late models to West Coast stockers, he showed the talents that would see him find success through the many different phases of his career.









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