SHOW TIME

OWNER: Brian Shell VEHICLE: 1979 Ford Bronco ENGINE: 514 cu.in. Ford CARBURETION: 2 Holleys atop a BDS 6-71 blower TRANSMISSION: Ford C-6 RUNNING GEAR: 2 1/2 ton transfer case, 5 ton Rockwell axles with 20 ton Clark planetaries SUSPENSION: 24 chrome Rugged Trail shocks TIRES: 73X44X32 inch Firestone Flotation 23's FEATURES: tilt hood, over $10,000.00 worth of chrome which includes over 300 items on the truck, a fully upholstered interior, 6 way power seats from a Pontiac Trans Am, $2,200.00 stereo system, roll bar, and black tube bumpers. COST TO BUILD: $92,000.00 TIME TO BUILD: 6 months

I scanned this shot from Bill Holder's book "Monstrous Trucks". Photography by Harry Dunn.

Hi Dennis, My name is Paul Arft, I built the Showtime monster truck for Brian Shell. Shortly after the truck had been run a few times, we went different ways. I have always wondered where it went, was it still around, could you give me any info on this. Thanks for the help, your site is very informitive. Paul Arft

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

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

Don Sheehey sent me the next 4 shots.

The first sale add I saw for this truck was asking $60,000.00

Hey Dennis, I stumbled on to a few pics. I thought I had lost. I thought you might like this. It is Brian Shell's SHOWTIME before it was a monster. This is at a Cobo Hall Autorama in Detroit. Hope you like it. Steve Hurt

This was built using the Bronco and the Krusher models. Cost to build; $25.oo Time to build; 17 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; Hand fabricated frame and exhaust. Completely hand painted.

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