In the wake of OJ Simpson’s death, the infamous white Bronco he drove (perhaps the most infamous car in American history) can finally be sold 30 years after he led the Los Angeles police on an unforgettable chase.
Simpson, whose death was announced Thursday just two months after a cancer diagnosis, was wanted by Los Angeles police for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
On June 17, 1994, just days after the fatal stabbings, OJ led police on a 90-minute chase in the back of former teammate Al Cowlings’ white 1993 Ford Bronco as crowds lined the street. highway.
He was seen sitting in the back seat of Cowlings’ car, holding a gun to his head before turning himself in and being arrested at his home in Brentwood.
Now, Simpson’s former agent, Michael Gilbert, may be one of three people who will cash in on the renewed interest in all things ‘Juice’ by selling the car after three decades.
In the wake of OJ Simpson’s death, the infamous white Bronco he drove, perhaps the most infamous car in American history, can finally be sold 30 years after he led the Los Angeles police on an unforgettable chase.
Simpson, whose death was announced Thursday just two months after a cancer diagnosis, was wanted by Los Angeles police for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman when he fled in his white 1993 Ford Bronco. friend Al Cowlings.
Gilbert bought the car from Cowlings along with two friends of Simpson’s accomplice, whom Gilbert referred to as Michael Pulwer and a man he only referred to as ‘Stan’ in an interview a few years ago, around the time of the trial.
The vehicle has been on loan to the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, since 2016, where it sits alongside cars once owned by John Dillinger and Ted Bundy.
Gilbert said he has been thinking about cashing in soon, even before Simpson’s death.
“Before OJ was approved, we had always thought this would be the year we were going to sell because it’s the 30th anniversary,” Gilbert said. Cllct. ‘Who knows if we will all be present on the 35th or the 40th?’
He and the other two owners say they want at least $1.5 million through a public or private sale.
Gilbert claims the last official offer they received for the car was around $750,000 before Simpson died.
For nearly two decades after the chase, the car remained parked in a garage in Los Angeles.
The Bronco later resurfaced and appeared on The Strip in Las Vegas, and again six months later at a show in Connecticut.
Simpson’s former agent Michael Gilbert (pictured left) may be one of three people who will cash in on the renewed interest in all things ‘Juice’ by selling the car after three decades.
Gilbert bought the car from Cowlings (pictured) along with two friends of Simpson’s accomplice, whom Gilbert referred to as Michael Pulwer and a man he only referred to as ‘Stan’ in an interview a few years ago, around the time of the trial.
On June 17, 1994, just days after the fatal stabbings, OJ led police on a 90-minute chase in the back of former teammate Al Cowlings’ white 1993 Ford Bronco as crowds lined the street. highway.
She then went to Gilbert’s house, before being asked to get rid of him.
From there he went to Gilbert’s house. “My wife didn’t like it there,” Gilbert said. “She wanted her parking spot back.”
The whereabouts of the car, which Ford discontinued shortly after before being returned, remained a mystery for years until Gilbert finally spoke out just a few years ago..
Although Simpson owned the exact same make and model of vehicle, his car had been seized as evidence after it was located outside his home on the night of the murders with traces of both victims’ blood inside, according to Alcatraz East Crime Museum.
The vehicle driven during the police chase actually belonged to Cowlings, who had purchased his Bronco to match OJ, and claimed that the football star had forced him to drive the vehicle during the chase by threatening him with a gun.
After the chase, but before the trial, the founder of a company called Startifacts, Michael Kronick, offered to buy the car for $75,000.
Cowlings initially agreed to the deal until he discovered Kronick’s intentions.
“We found out that the company was going to rent the vehicle to a company in Los Angeles called Grave Line Tours, which visited famous graves,” Gilbert told ESPN.
The whereabouts of the car, which Ford discontinued shortly after before being returned, remained a mystery for years until Gilbert finally spoke out just a few years ago.
The vehicle driven during the police chase actually belonged to Cowlings, who had purchased his matching Bronco with OJ, and claimed that the football star had forced him to drive the vehicle during the chase by threatening him with a gun.
Simpson’s infamous mugshot, taken after the police chase finally ended
‘They were going to recreate the chase with the Bronco and then take people to Nicole’s grave. The trial hadn’t happened yet and we didn’t want people to think that someone associated with OJ had done this.
That led Cowlings to sell the car to his two friends and Gilbert, who remain owners to this day.
A relic of pop culture and crime history, Simpson’s Bronco was custom-built, had a 5.0-liter V8 engine that could make about 185 horsepower, and only has about 32,000 miles on the clock.
Simpson died Thursday at age 76 after a brief battle with prostate cancer.
The notorious double murder suspect, who was later found civilly liable for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, died surrounded by his family at his Las Vegas home on Wednesday night.
Simpson became one of America’s most infamous figures after being accused of the 1994 murders, of which he was controversially acquitted in what was then known as “The Trial of the Century.”
Simpson, a college football Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL running back who played 11 seasons primarily with the Buffalo Bills, reinvented himself as an actor before the Brown and Goldman murders.
Although acquitted of the murders, his reputation was forever tarnished and the latter part of his career was marked by a series of sordid enterprises.
The Bronco was last seen at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Gilbert said he has been thinking about cashing in early even before Simpson’s death.
Simpson died Thursday at age 76 after a brief battle with prostate cancer.
After being acquitted, Simpson was found civilly liable for the murders and was later forced to pay $33.5 million in damages to the victims’ families.
He faced more legal problems when he was sentenced to up to 33 years behind bars for armed robbery in Nevada in 2008.
His death comes two months after it was reported that he was battling prostate cancer and receiving chemotherapy and just two months before the 30th anniversary of the manhunt.