STAR MONSTER

Dan Tassone

OWNER: Dan Tassone of Syracuse, NY.

VEHICLE: 1979 GMC Sierra

ENGINE: 427 cu.in. Chevy

CARBURETION: single Predator atop a B&M Super Charger

HORSEPOWER: 600

TRANSIMISSION: TH 400

RUNNING GEAR: 2 1/2 ton transfer case and 5 ton military axles with Clark planetaries

TIRES: 66X43X25 inch Goodyear Terras

SUSPENSION: 10 leaf Fulton springs and 12 Monroe shocks

FEATURES: the rare Star body which the name comes from

TIME TO BUILD: 2 years

COST TO BUILD: $75,000.00

ACCIDENT: "It happened when I was racing along side the Stomper truck. He got out of shape and hit me in the right front. It actually snapped my frame and broke it in half."

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Picture from Jon Lenhardt in Syracuse 1989.

From Jon Lenhardt

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