SANTANIMAL

Owner: Robert Thompson of Redmond, Wash.

Vehicle: 1985 Ford with an aluminum frame

Engine: Ford 460 bored to 495 cu.in.

Carburetion: 2 chrome Predators

Horsepower: 500

Running Gear: 4 individual hydraulic motors, one at each wheel

Tires: 44x41x20 inch Goodyear Terras

Suspension: none

Features: a hydraulically controlled weight transfer system in the bed, and a skid plate under the rear bumper

Capabilities: designed to stand wheel stands at any degree for as long as you want with the engine turned off. It can turn 360 degrees on all 4's or in a wheel stand like a bulldozer. The bed and cab ca articulate to keep all 4 tires on the ground.

Width: 10 1/2 feet

Length: 20 feet

Height: 8 1/2 feet:

Height during wheel stand: 15 feet

Weight: 12,000 lbs.

Time to build: 18 months

Don Sheehey sent me this picture.

BACK TO GALLERY

 

 

455