Monday, May 14, 2018

The original monster truck- Bigfoot 
at SEMA 2017
 

 

 
 
 
The Hedman Hedders booth at the 2017 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas featured a blast from the past- the original “Bigfoot®” monster truck to celebrate the company’s nearly 40-year relationship with Bigfoot®.

 

 
 

Bob Chandler who ran a speed shop,  Midwest Four Wheel Drive in Hazelwood Missouri, was nicknamed “Bigfoot” by one of his shop employees due to his heavy-right-foot driving style, and as this 1974 Ford F-250 truck was being built as a showpiece for the shop, the truck itself was christened “Bigfoot®.”
 
 
 
The car-crushing truck which features military axles complete with four-wheel steering, 48-inch tall tires, and a supercharged 460 cubic inch Ford big block V8 engine made its first show appearance in 1979.
 
 

To date there have been a total of 22 Bigfoot® monster trucks built, including a battery-powered truck and a truck built with 10-foot tires. Bigfoot® has been named one of the “Top 5 Marketing Vehicles of All Time,” and its worldwide notoriety led to the creation of an entire “Monster Truck” industry.

Hedman Hedders began as a one-man shop in 1954 as Bob Hedman sold exhaust tubes to fellow racers for use on the dry lakes of the Mojave Desert. In the years since, the Hedman Performance Group has incorporated computer technology to ensure that its products offer the best performance improvement possible for street, race and off-road vehicles. Hedman Hedders has been part of the monster truck phenomenon since its start back in the mid-70’s, and every Bigfoot® truck has been Hedman equipped.


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