Ken Block left behind a legacy in his Gymkhana videos, which featured all manner of strange but iconic Blue Oval vehicles, such as the 1977 Ford F-150 nicknamed the “Hoonitruck.” The Hoonitruck went up for sale at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale last month, collecting a cool $1 million hammer price. During the auction, friends of the Block family tried to buy the pickup back – but ultimately couldn’t make it work.
Lucy Block, the late Ken Block’s wife, explained that the Block family wanted to bring the Hoonitruck back into the family. They planned to film with it again in the future, and set out to help acquire it for display at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. Lucy and her son Mika headed out to Arizona to attend the auction, and they were able to check out the Hoonitruck before going to the auction itself to try and get it back in the family.
The auction for the Hoonitruck was intense. The bidding war came down to the Block family’s friends and an online bidder. Lucy, looking a bit misty-eyed, said that it wasn’t immediately clear who won the truck. It took a while for the results of the auction to be sorted out, and, unfortunately, the Block family friends weren’t able to acquire it.
There’s a silver lining, through. The new owners graciously allowed the Hoonitruck to be transported to the Petersen Museum to be a part of its “People’s Champ” display dedicated to Ken Block. It will remain a part of the exhibit for as long as it’s open, a must-see for fans of Ken Block and automotive enthusiasts in general.
“Having it there definitely made the collection complete,” Lucy says. “And I think you’ll all agree.”
The Hoonitruck is one of three Ken Block vehicles on display at the Petersen Museum. It’s parked beside the Hoonicorn, which a 1965 Ford Mustang touted as the world’s first all-wheel-drive variant of the pony car, along with the his 1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth, also known as the “Cossie V2.”
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