Monster Trucks

How Monster Trucks First Came About

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Each year millions of fans across America, attend monster truck events, from jamboree’s, displays, to the a Points Series racing championship. But how did this phenomenom start? Back in the late seventies, early eighties, a number of pickup enthusiasts liked the idea of making their pickups bigger & better. One man named Bob Chandler, who […]

Putte

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TRUCK NAME : Putte MAKE : Lamborghini Countach OWNER: Patrik Tenbrock DRIVER : Patrik Tenbrock TOWN/CITY : Stockholm, Sweden ENGINE : 500 Cubic inch Chevy, 1000 Hp INFORMATION : The first Putte was build in 1989-90. The car raced very good until a race in Konga in 1993, in which the truck had a terrible […]

Mud Hunter

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TRUCK NAME : Mud Hunter MAKE : Toyota Pick Up 1964 OWNER: Jan Svensson DRIVER : Jan Svensson TOWN/CITY : Ed, Sweden ENGINE : 454 Cubic inch Chevy, 500 Hp INFORMATION : Mud Hunter was built in 1991 by Bosse Petterson. He drove the truck to 1st place in the Nordic cup in 1992 and […]

Mean Viking

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TRUCK NAME : Mean Viking MAKE : GMC Pick Up OWNER/DRIVER: Lars larsson TOWN/CITY : Dals-land, Sweden ENGINE : 498 Cubic inch Chevy, 1000 Hp INFORMATION : Mean Viking is the biggest Monster Truck in Sweden. It was built in 1993 by Anders Flogård & Conny Karlsson. The first season the truck was a little […]

Good old Sally/Big Boy

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TRUCK NAME : Good old Sally/Big Boy MAKE : Ford Mustang 1967 OWNER: Roger Karlsen DRIVER : Roger Karlsen TOWN/CITY : Bullaren, Sweden ENGINE : 427 Cubic inch Chevy, 315 Hp INFORMATION : Big Boy was the second monster truck after Big Swede. It was built in 1989 and the first driver was Thomas Aagren. […]

Monster Truck Safety

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The official monster truck governing body is the “The Monster Truck Racing Association” (MTRA). They make sure that the trucks are safe for both the drivers, their crews and spectators at the events they are appearing at. The MTRA was set up in 1987 to make sure the safety precautions are adhered too. They set […]

Monster Truck Haulers

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Have you ever wondered how Monster Trucks are transported to & from shows ? They are transported in or on trailers, some which have graphics as good as the monster trucks which they carry inside. Some teams have simple rigs, others have eye catching rigs which have living quarters as well. For some truck teams […]

Flying Falcon

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TRUCK NAME : Flying Falcon MAKE : 1991 Ford XF Falcon Ute OWNER: Ed Mullagan DRIVER : Paul Parkins TOWN/CITY : Melbourne, Australia ENGINE : Ford VB 302 Windsor fuel injected INFORMATION : The Flying Falcon was built for the 1991 Australian Monster Truck Tour. The truck still tours Australia & New Zealand, with some […]

Mean Farmer

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TRUCK NAME : Mean Farmer MAKE : GMC Pick Up 1942 OWNER: Conny “Farmer’n” Carlsson DRIVER : Conny “Farmer’n” Carlsson TOWN/CITY : Hogseter, Sweden ENGINE : 454 Cubic inch Chevy, 500 Hp INFORMATION : The Mean Farmer Truck was built in 1993 by kant and Jan Loftevik. They drove the truck from 1993-1995 under the […]

Big Foot – King of Monster Trucks

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BIGFOOT is at the forefront of monster truck racing , and in 1990, BIGFOOT 8 driven by Andy Brass, became the 1990 World Monster Truck Champion. In 1992 BIGFOOT became the first monster truck team to compete in a championship series, which saw BIGFOOT 10 driven by Andy Brass, come in first to win the […]

Sky High

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TRUCK NAME : Sky High MAKE : 1990 Ford Transit Van OWNERS : ?? DRIVERS : ?? TOWN/CITY : England INFORMATION : The Sky High Monster Truck, is probably the most famous Monster Truck in the United Kingdom. The metal Ford Transit body, sits on a heavy good vehicle chassis & has 5 ton military […]
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