GODZILLA

OWNER: Al Thurber Jr. and Al Thurber III of Rhode Island then sold to A.P. Enterprizes VEHICLE: 1983 Ford F-250 ENGINE: modified Detroit Deisel 653 cu.in. CARBURETION: supercharged TORQUE: 1,850 ft-lbs. TRANSMISSION: Allison MT42 six speed RUNNING GEAR: two stage military transfer case and 5 ton Rockwell military axles SUSPENSION: re-arched 10 leafs and 16 Rancho RS-5000 shocks TIRES: 73X44X32 inch Goodyear Terras also wore 48X25X20 inch Goodyear Terras or 96 inch Firestones FEATURES: tilt hood and bed, chrome roll cage, Qualitex bucket seats, Dual stretch form sunroofs, Pioneer Stereo, triple chrome roll bar, chrome front and rear bumpers, 2 Ox winches on the front Diamond Plate bumper, 5 KC Daylighters on a light bar atop the roll bar. RADIO CONTROLED FEATURES: chromed ladder entry steps, tilt nose and bed, drivers door, Bully air horns, and the light show. Last I heard years ago they were tring to get it so that they could drive the truck with remote control. TIME TO BUILD: 2 years HEIGHT: 14 feet WEIGHT: with 73 inch tires - 20,000 lbs, with 96 inch tires - 28,000 lbs.

Thanks Rich (Scott), I've always wanted to see Godzilla on the big tires.

I scanned these 6 shots from Bill Holder's book "Monstrous Trucks". Photography by Harry Dunn.

I scanned these shots from Michael Bensons' book "Monster Trucks". Photography by Mike Bargo.

I scanned these shots from Michael Bargo's book "Monster Trucks".

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

Don Sheehey sent me these shots.

Tad sent me these shots.

Jeff Bates sent me this shot.

This model was built using a Bigfoot and a Krusher model. Cost to build; $25.oo Time to build; 30 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; Hand fabricated tilt hood and bed, roll and light bars,and traction bars. Completely hand painted.

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