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VIRGINIA BEACH BEAST |
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OWNER: William Townes of Norfolk, Virginia VEHICLE: 1977 Chevy Blazer TANK: M-4 personnel carrier from WWII ENGINE: blown 454 cu.in. Chevy CARBURETION: 2 Predators atop a 6-71 blower HORSEPOWER: 1,000 TRANSMISSION:TH400 and the stock one from the M-4 RUNNING GEAR: gear box from the M-4 and rubber padded tracks HEIGHT: 10 feet WEIGHT: 21,000 lbs RECORDS: 1st tank monster built. 1st and 2nd tank roll-over HISTORY: William was in the process of building a monster truck when he saw a cartoon in a 1984 OFF-Road magazine. The toon showed a truck body on a full tank. The turrit was still on the tank. William decided to look for a tank. When he found one, he sold his monster tires, and military axles, to build the Beast. Since then the demand has forced him to build several identical Beasts to keep up. |
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I scanned this shot from Michael Benson's book "Monster Trucks". Photography by Mike Bargo. |
Trading Cards
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I scanned this shot from Bill Holder's book "Monstrous Trucks". Photography by Harry Dunn.
I scanned these shots from Michael Benson's book "Monster Trucks". Photography by Mike Bargo.
I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.
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This is a picture from Richard Scott |
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Steve Hurt sent these shots. |
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Matt Hall bought and is starting to restore the VBB. Here are some of his pictures of the current condition of the Trank. |
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