SUPER PETE

OWNER: Mike Welch, Bellingham, Washington VEHICLE: 1947 Peterbilt ENGINE: 454 cu.in. Chevy CARBURETION: 850 cfm Holley HORSEPOWER: 450 TRANSMISSION: TH400 RUNNING GEAR: Three speed reduction case married to a transfer case, limited slip 5 ton mining rock crusher axles SUSPENSION: The front axle is solid mounted to the frame with no springs or shocks. In the rear there are 2 shocks per wheel. TIRES: 66X43X25 inch Goodyear Terras HEIGHT: 12 feet 6 inches WIDTH: 13 feet WEIGHT: 14,000 lbs. COST TO BUILD: $90,000.00 This truck was later equipped with a roll cage that extends to the outside of the cab. Mike would intentionally roll the Pete then upright it and continue to put on a show.

Trading Cards

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

From Don Sheehey

I took these pictures with a video capture card from a TV show.

This is a model I built of Super Pete using a Peterbilt and a Bigfoot model. COST TO BUILD:$30.oo TIME TO BUILD: 20 hours SCALE:1/25th Features; Hand fabricated frame, engine cover, roll bar, and weight system. Weight system; I put 6 oz. of lead in the rear of the frame, which allows the truck to stand on the rear tires as long as I wanted it to. Completely hand painted.

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