Sure, it is the white 1994 Ford Bronco infamously utilized by O.J. Simpson in an try to flee arrest for a double murder. For the ones now not up on their ’90s crime details, here is a historical past lesson. Brief model: In 1994, Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman have been discovered murdered. The LAPD issued a warrant for Simpson’s arrest. Then, Simpson attempted to break out in an SUV pushed via his pal A.C. Cowlings. Cowlings led the LAPD on an iconic slow-speed chase round LA’s freeways. About 95 million audience tuned in to see it reside (by the use of CNN).
Over 22 years later, the Bronco got here to the International Well-known Gold & Silver Pawn Store by the use of Simpson’s former agent, Mike Gilbert, who bought it from Cowlings. Simply to transparent issues up, the automobile used within the chase and featured at the display belonged to Cowlings. Simpson did personal an identical white Bronco, nevertheless it has been destroyed within the years following Simpson’s trial.
Gilbert sought after a groovy $1.25 million. For comparability’s sake, a non-O.J. 1994 Ford Bronco with affordable mileage can opt for any place from $13,500 to $15,500 used, in step with the Kelley Blue E book. Store proprietor Rick Harrison did take it on a take a look at pressure — on a Vegas highway, in fact — however handed at the deal as a result of he wasn’t positive whether or not the worth may well be appropriately made up our minds.
If you wish to have to see the Bronco these days, it is on mortgage on the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.