KingKongMonsterTruck

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@sethguest781 3 ай бұрын

Back in the day, if you wanted big tires larger than what was on vehicles at the time you had to source them from old machinery or rummage through junkyards, a tad more difficult but you'd turn up some cool stuff that might look good on your build. For instance, Bob Chandler found the tires for Bigfoot #5 from a trailer in a military junkyard, those turned out to be quite the find and made for a legendary truck.

@bodgaard Жыл бұрын

At 2:09, notice the puncture in the left rear tire. I remember first reading about this truck in the last 70’s when it and Bigfoot were still on 48” tire, the same brand but Kong’s were the wider version. And this guy was using the 5 ton axles before Bigfoot if I remember the article correctly. Oh ya, when both went to the bigger tires, I seem to remembering Kong using a 72” version rather than the 66” version everyone eventually went too. Anyone else have these recollections?

@oz1141 3 ай бұрын

I've seen a picture of King Kong next to Bigfoot, you can King Kong had bigger axles, shocks and wider tires than Bigfoot. They were both still on the 48" tires. I think that it was Awesome Kong II that had the 72" tires. It had a V12 Allison motor.

@dottyd24 2 жыл бұрын

That's me!

@jesseortega8598 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! What happened to the audio?

@crossbow3539 3 жыл бұрын

That’s why chandler went with gasoline back then those old diesels just didn’t have that quick torque to turn four big tires and get up any speed. Now today’s diesels that’s a different story

@EarnstT20963 3 жыл бұрын

My cousin Steve Cain use to drive King Kong then awesome Kong. When he would come to visit his mom in Missouri when passing through I always got see the truck. I even helped switch the transmission in awesome Kong once. Not sure of the 2 Steves relationship now.

@zl707hp 4 жыл бұрын

Simple times gone forever Happy i was a part of them

@jaunelanders5273 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best super TRUCKS videos!!!...no doubt !!

@jaunelanders5273 4 жыл бұрын

Is GREENLIGHT collectibles coming out with this version of KING KONG..??!!..it woud be knice

@kenbush6942 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for this awesome video

@jaunelanders5273 5 жыл бұрын

I remember king Kong was the first truck I seen on the a cover of a magazine...non the less love all early super trucks. It's all commercial now can't tell the difference between trucks now waaaa!!!

@LoganFK 5 жыл бұрын

I want to know what exactly the tire sizes were on this beast

@xtnelson 5 жыл бұрын

I use to work with Jeff Dane when I was stationed at Ft. Hood getting the rigs ready for the next event. I learned so much from Jeff and his crew about engines and drive train. spent many a Awesome weekend in the shop...

@MiguelPerez-eh3on 5 жыл бұрын

Omg dual tyres front and back ok thats cool

@trevorodom1930 5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t this the same guy that built awesome kong 2 with the Allison V12?

@Beer-can_full_of_toes 5 жыл бұрын

Trevor Odom I believe so

@the_hillbillytransportatio3143 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Baddest one at the time. I'd like to know when he started I know everyone else's start year.

@tadheath5856 5 жыл бұрын

I met steve Dane....and I think the youngest brother ....never met Jeff Dane..... always wanted too. REALLY NICE GUYS!!!!!! I met him at Monterey New York at Lafevers Lagoon......I was 15 ...steve let me get in the truck and get something for him ....and I cant remember what it was...lol and I was able to hang out with him the whole day....ILL NEVER EVER FOR GET THAT.....Had pictures but they burnt in a house fire...nothing beats the 80's everything!!!!!!

@sandyann225 Жыл бұрын

Yep, Jeff and Steve are my brother's.. I'm the youngest of 4 . The beginning all happened in Wisconsin, Germantown.

@tadheath5856 Жыл бұрын

@sandyann225 then you (or the 3rd brother)were there in beaver dams ny in the early 80's with the truck. It was at lafevers lagoon. Steve autographed a photo with him. But I lost it in a fire instant Polaroid..lol . You all made my childhood awesome!!! Thank you!!!!

@Arctic_Falcon 5 жыл бұрын

What year was this?

@conflicthorizon 6 жыл бұрын

I've been able to meet Steve Dane and Mark Brandt. Both great guys.

@MasterSumai 6 жыл бұрын

WHERE'S THE SOUND ??!!

@bob.8167 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like Super 8 footage. They don't record sound

@sandyann225 3 жыл бұрын

Old video...no sound.

@ryanhogge8 6 жыл бұрын

Is this truck still around? It looks so good.

@oz1141 6 жыл бұрын

No it's not. The original was totaled, when it was being transported. Jeff Dane did build another one that is now at the International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame. facebook.com/MonsterMuseum/photos/a.662058663816122.1073741826.206707216017938/905002559521730/?type=3&theater

@chucktemperly5896 6 жыл бұрын

This was the first monster truck I saw in person when I was a kid at a tractor pull in Eddie Graham Sports Stadium Orlando Florida in the 80's

@darrelholmgren7731 6 жыл бұрын

Cummins belong in goats not in fords loser

@Theupstateidiots 5 жыл бұрын

Well it's a 600 continental anyways soooo....

@FasterTheDragster 8 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to see this old footage here and thank you so much for the share! really cool!

@alantura6355 8 жыл бұрын

The term Monster Truck was not used until vehicles started using the 66 x 43 x 25 Terra tires, any tire smaller was not considered a monster truck. The actual word monster truck was not used until around 1984. If you have a printed article using the word Monster Truck sooner then I recommend posting it.

@Arctic_Falcon 5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the term was used pre-1984 when trucks had smaller tires than 66". I will search around and see what I can find. Regardless, while I don't recall the exact year of this video, I do clearly remember it pre-dated Bigfoot's first car crush.

@lastrites782 5 жыл бұрын

According to Bob Chandler.... '83

@the_hillbillytransportatio3143 5 жыл бұрын

@@orangecrate5895 ur usa1 dates are wrong but the term monster truck was 48in tires 4 wheel steering etc it predates the 66in tires by 3 or 5 years

@johnwilburn 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Tura, do you know what the dates are on who crushed cars first? Chandler's first crush that was not in front of a crowd is a well documented 04/1981. Dane claims to be earlier (and I believe him). I would love to figure this out once and for all.

@the_hillbillytransportatio3143 5 жыл бұрын

@@orangecrate5895 usa1 was on 66 by the winter83 84. The term monster truck was born in 78 79 truck with 48 n 4x4x4 then in 81 or so is when they tried out the 66 tires. The 2nd usa1 was in the 83 84 winter magazine

@npsit1 8 жыл бұрын

Old school monster trucks were a lot cooler.. The ones these days are just motors with wheels.. They're boring now.

@robbyparsonson2051 7 жыл бұрын

I think he means the way the trucks look, not what the drivers can do with them.

@CSXtrackworker 7 жыл бұрын

Actually it is. A truck that looks like a dog, or spiderman that does ballet routines is boring. These were actual trucks doing what the were originally designed to do. Crush cars with real trucks. Not a roll cage with plastic body parts where it's cool to flip them and tear them up. The real ones you did not want to flip or damage. True works of art.

@ztwntyn8 3 жыл бұрын

@@robbyparsonson2051 no that’s not it lol at all

@laurelbarracliffe1402 8 жыл бұрын

I want build my truck to look like awesome kong

@ten8goa 9 жыл бұрын

That truck looks awesome the way it sits. Perfect.

@Henners 11 жыл бұрын

So awesome! Were these prior to Bob's video of car crush? I know it's debatable which happened first - either way I loved Awesome Kong growing up! This was such cool footage to see!

@TBOwi 7 жыл бұрын

Yes Kong was the 1st to crush a car

@sandyann225 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Jeff Dane built and had the 1st monster truck to ever crush cars! This is home video of it! He drove me and my friend to high school in that, the whole school was watching, I was a little embaressed lol...coming from his little sis.

@wellthatsjustpeachy90 5 жыл бұрын

No I don't think so. Bob did his a bit earlier than this and the footage of original bigfoot pre dates the vid shown here. Not sayin in anyway that Jeff and Steve didnt have a very early start but by dates alone and from what Jeff spoke about briefly during the battle of the monster trucks the kong trucks came at a later date than Bob's.

@johnwilburn 5 жыл бұрын

@@wellthatsjustpeachy90 What's the date of the video shown here?

@LoganFK 5 жыл бұрын

@@wellthatsjustpeachy90 chandler did his first in 1981

@timtinsley394 11 жыл бұрын

What year was this? Cool vintage footage.

@Barsabus 6 жыл бұрын

Tim Tinsley 1835

@shinygirlmcpe6456 3 жыл бұрын

@@Barsabus wrong

@shinygirlmcpe6456 3 жыл бұрын

I think It will Be like 1981 Or 1979 I think?

@sandyann225 3 жыл бұрын

Late seventies I'm pretty sure, that's my big, big brother Jeff next to Steve my other big brother! He's a lot older than me lol

@TheIcpfan23 12 жыл бұрын

this is awesome thx

@batonmann 13 жыл бұрын

i USED TO READ ABOUT THIS TRUCK AND bIGFOOT IN THE EARLY 80'S. IT HAD A DIESEL MOTOR IN IT

@bodatiouskid 13 жыл бұрын

Steve Dane:I spent the weekend with you & Scott in the early 80's(82or83)& rode with you when you crushed the cars.I have a pic. of the truck on the cars & a topless girl sitting in front.You were at a race called "BODATIOUS" in Cartersville,Va. Steve "RABBIT" Hall

@akdoc2003 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I'd love to see that piece of monster truck history!