HERCULES

Larry Tura

OWNER: Larry Tura of Clairton, PA. VEHICLE: 1985 Ford Ranger ENGINE: 1970 Lincoln Continental 460 cu.in. bored to 472 cu.in. CARBURETION: 2 Holley 4500 series Dominators atop a BDS 6-71 blower HORSEPOWER: 750 TRANSMISSION: Ford C-6 RUNNING GEAR: 5 ton military transfer case, two 24 inch drop boxes, 10 ton Rockwell military axles with 10 ton Clark planetaries TIRES: 66X43X25 inch Firestone Flotation 23's SUSPENSION: 5 ton military leafs, 24 Trailmaster Invader N-7 shocks and air bags up front FEATURES: tilt hood and body, chrome Hobrecht triple roll bar, 5 KC High lighters, and Ramsey 8,000 lb. winch HEIGHT: 12 feet 6 inches WEIGHT: 14,000 lbs. COST TO BUILD: $85,000.00

Jesse Swackhammer sent me these 2 shots.

I scanned these 4 shots from Bill Holder's book "Monstrous Trucks". Photography by Harry Dunn.

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

Don Sheehey sent me these 3 shots.

This model was built using a Bigfoot and a Krusher model in 1989. Cost to build; $20.oo Time to build; 25 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; 2 hand fabricated frames hinged for a full tilt body, tilt hood, bed tarp, and the bed was shortened to resemble a Ford Ranger. Completely hand painted.

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