AUSSIE BATTLER

OWNER; Bruce Reilly - Ed Mulligan of Australia BODY; 1978 K20 Chevy ENGINE; 454 cubic inch Chevy CARBURETION; 2 - 750 cfm Holleys atop a blower HORSEPOWER; 800 TRANSMISSION; TH400 RUNNING GEAR; Rockwell 106 differentials with Clark planetaires and Jaguar diffs stacked on top for 90 degree drive SUSPENSION; Custom built 16" arch springs with 16 x 4WD type heavy duty gas shock absorbers FEATURES; tilt hood, custom front bumper, double tube roll bar, and steering wheel on the right side TIRES; 73" x 44" x 32" low profile tubeless floatation tyres Cost to build; over $250,000.00 because of the cost to ship the big components to Australia. The Aussie Battler was designed and built in Queensland, to United States specifications, by Bruce Reilly. The truck went on tour with Bruce for several years, but he would then sell the truck to Ed Mulligan in the latter part of 1986. Mulligan, who owned a chain of 4WD performance stores throughout Australia, went on to paint the truck red and brand it with his company logo Opposite Lock. Aussie Battler’s most memorable achievement would come in July 1989, when it joined the Australian Monster Truck Challenge tour, which saw it feature alongside the US trucks Bigfoot and Taurus, and New Zealand’s Kiwi Thunder. Before the 1991 tour rolled around again, the Aussie Battler would undergo a massive transformation and become the Flying Falcon.

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Hi Dennis, Please find attached photos of our Aussie Monster Trucks. All photos courtesy of the Aussie (+Kiwi) Monster Trucks Gallery - www.amt.mtm2.com  Kind Regards, Mark Hurley and David Carr.

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