Rufus Parnell Jones (born August 12, 1933) is an American former professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Baja 1000 desert race, and the Trans-Am Championship series. In 1962, he became the first driver to qualify over 150 mph. He won the race in 1963, then famously broke down while leading the 1967 race with three laps to go in a turbine car. During his career as an owner, he won the Indy 500 in 1970–1971 with driver Al Unser, Sr. In 1970, he won the 1970 Trans-Am Championship, winning five of eleven races and placing in the Top 3 in seven of eleven races. The 1970 Trans-Am season is widely considered the greatest in Trans-Am racing history. More about Parnelli Jones
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Jones won races in many types of vehicles: sports cars, IndyCars, sprint cars, midget cars, off-road vehicles, and stock cars. He is also remembered for bringing the stock block engine to USAC Sprint car racing as one of the "Chevy Twins" with Jim Hurtubise. He is associated with the famous Boss 302 Mustang with his wins using the engine in 1969 and 1970.In total, we tracked 43 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Parnelli Jones (Indy Indianapolis 500 GRAHAM HILL Signed Photo w/ Jimmy Clark Parnelli Jones) was sold in June 2021 for £352.92 while the cheapest item (Photo signed by Parnelli Jones) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2021 with an average selling price of £8.20 for an autographed item of Parnelli Jones. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with £188.96 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.49 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from Parnelli Jones is worth £18.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Parnelli Jones were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1963 Indianapolis 500 winner PARNELLI JONES 1967 Indy 500 auto race 8x10 SIGNED | £42.39 | ||
1963 Indianapolis 500 winner PARNELLI JONES 1967 Indy 500 Race 8x10 SIGNED | £42.39 | ||
1963 Indianapolis 500 winner PARNELLI JONES Indy 500 Ol' Calhoun 8x10 SIGNED | £42.39 | ||
Authentic Autographed Vintage Parnelli Jones Indianapolis 500 Signature & Photo | £7.96 | ||
Goodwood Festival of Speed *Signed-Al Unser Jnr/Bobby Unser/Parnelli Jones/Dixon | £6.01 | ||
PARNELLI JONES AUTOGRAPH 8 X 10 | £7.56 | ||
Parnelli Jones - American Racing Driver Signed Display | £40.00 | ||
Parnelli Jones autographed #40 STP 1967 Indy 500 8x10 photo | £39.77 | ||
Parnelli Jones autographed 1966 Indy 500 Winner 8x10 photo | £30.41 | ||
Parnelli Jones Signed Business Card Auto Autograph Indy 500 | £70.21 |