Posts Tagged ‘monster truck’

Bigfoot Monster Truck Changes It’s Body To Chevrolet Silverado

Jul
08

Bigfoot Monster Truck Changes It's Body To Chevrolet Silverado - Muscle Cars BlogAfter all, Bigfoot has left its Ford pickup body for a new Chevrolet Silverado one. For more than 35 years Bigfoot was associated with Ford, but no more. We all know, that for many people this news would hurt so much, but there it is – Bigfoot changes the team. There are so much news that we all would take easily, but not and this one.

Bigfoot is said to lead the monster truck public relationships, but Ford dropped its sponsorship of the team in 2007. That left Firestone tires as the main sponsor, and since the company also throws plenty of cash at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, it’s aching for some cross-promotion. Since Chevrolet also sponsors the event, Big Foot will be wearing new skin and a heart transplant. We’ll see what is going to happen now.

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Big Pete Monster Truck

Feb
07

Big Pete Monster Truck - Muscle Cars BlogBig Pete is a Peterbilt-bodied monster truck that’s considered to be one of the largest working monster truck and also the only one to feature a HGV cab body. Big Pete Peterbilt monster truck is powered by a big-block 7.5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine that develops 500 bhp and is coupled with a TH-400 three-speed automatic gearbox and a military transfer case offering 2/4wd and high/low ranges. Big Pete Peterbilt monster truck features a genuine articulated lorry cab body and features Pettibone crane axles which are each certified to 40 tonnes. Big Pete sits on 5ft-tall, 4ft-wide tires and has managed to crush over 7,000 cars in its 25-year lifetime.

Michael Murty, Big Pete’s owner, said: “We attend all sorts of events and exhibitions and we have
to start every show with the vehicle in tip-top sparkling condition – from the massive tyres to the tall chrome chimneys, and the vast areas of bright red bodywork in between. We frequently have a variety of different car care products offered to us, but we’ve always used Autoglym. We sometimes take a little longer than it took these experts, but we’re always pleased to be able to achieve a brilliant shine to impress the crowds before we go car crushing.”

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