The first monster truck, Bigfoot, was built by Bob Chandler (USA) in 1975. Bob modified until the tires reached 66 inches, as well as adding heavy duty suspension and four-wheel steering.
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THE WORLD’S HEAVIEST monster truck, Bigfoot #5, stands 15ft 6" tall and weighs a colossal 38,000lb
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The truck debuted in 1986 and it made the Guinness World Records as “the world’s tallest, widest and heaviest monster truck” in 2002 - holding the records. Bob has introduced over 20 Bigfoot trucks and has helped to invent the entire monster truck sport as we know it today.
Bob said: “Bigfoot was the first. I’ve got the best. Nobody else can top it. Still amazes me when it drives down the street. People just stare, awe at this thing. It’s just one of a kind.”
One of the things we all talked about a lot is we’ll see a lot of third generations here. We’ll see the grandfather that started out watching it that took his son and now that guy is bringing his son and so you got three generations worth of people in there.
The truck resides at the company headquarters in Missouri and is now mostly used as a display vehicle.
The popularity of monster trucks in the 1980s and began showing events promoted by the United States Hot Rod Association and TNT Motorsports on a regular basis.
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