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Alan Tura
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OWNER: Alan Tura of Warren, Ohio VEHICLE: 1979 Ford F-250 ENGINE: two 460 cu.in. Fords bored to 472 cu.in. CARBURETION: 2 Predators atop a 6-71 BDS Blower on each engine HORSEPOWER: 1,000 per engine TRANSMISSION: Ford C-6 per engine RUNNING GEAR: 2 1/2 ton transfer case, Dana 60 and Clark 5 ton rear ends. the Dana 60's are used to drop the angle of the drive shafts, and to give more gear reduction. The Dana's are directly connected to the 5 tons TIRES: 66X43X25 inch Goodyear Terras SUSPENSION: custom leafs and 12 Rancho shocks FEATURES: a special system up front that bellows forth steam, 600 synchronized Vista marker miniature lights, tilt hood, 100 electronic sirons, 14 directional KC Daylighters, chrome bumpers, and a double tube chrome roll bar. HEIGHT: 13 feet WIDTH: 12 feet WEIGHT: 17,000 lbs. COST TO BUILD: $100,000.00
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Richard Scott sent me these 2 pictures. |
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Trading Cards
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I scanned these shots from Michael Bargo's book "Monster Trucks".
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I scanned these shots from Bill Holder's book "Monstrous Trucks". Photography by Harry Dunn.
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I scanned this shot from Michael Benson's book "Monster Trucks". Photography by Mike Bargo.
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I scanned these shots from Bill Holder's book "The Ultimate Book Of Monster Trucks". Photography by John D. Farquhar.
I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.
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From Don Sheehey |
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This is a model I made of Goliath. It was built using a Bigfoot model. Cost to build; $15.oo Time to build; 28 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; Hand fabricated frame, runner boards, tilt hood, bed tarp, exhaust, light bars, and front and rear mounted engines. Completely hand painted. |
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