LOS ANGELES: Saleen Automotive of California has revealed the Saleen Bronco. As the creator of the Saleen S7 – one of the most successful racing cars ever built – Saleen is mainly associated with success on asphalt surfaces, but with the new Bronco, the company is taking to the dirt with a vengeance.

The new vehicle pays homage to Big Oly, the infamous machine piloted by Parnelli Jones. Big Oly took on the Mexican 1000 (now known as the Baja 1000) – one of the most gruelling endurance races in the world – and won the race twice in 1971 and 1972.

The Saleen Bronco is decked out in livery reminiscent of the original, and also boasts numerous performance features Saleen say it will reveal later.

It teased that the Saleen Bronco would be "a very capable, high-performance, off-road machine."

Saleen Automotive is founded by racing driver and vehicle builder Steve Saleen.

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