1977 Ford Bronco Stroppe Ambulance built by Bill Stroppe himself as part of Ford's "Limited Edition Sail" promotion, which was an effort to set a cross-country hot air balloon flight record back in 1977.

Hot air balloonist Karl Thomas was at the helm of the obscure promotional balloon, and his plan was to fly from Los Angeles, California, to Daytona Beach, Florida, in under 41 days to break the prior record.

Unfortunately, that record-breaking flight never materialized. Thomas was blown off-course and landed somewhere in Mexico, and though Henry Ford II allegedly campaigned for the stunt to be abandoned, eventually, the balloon made it to Jacksonville, Florida. However, though the journey was technically completed in 18 days, it didn't count as a record-breaking run due to technicalities with the recording process. And, allegedly, Stroppe himself collected eight speeding tickets while chasing the balloon.

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