BIGFOOT on "THAT'S INCREDIBLE!" USA-1 IN 1983! FULL FEATURE AND RACE!

[@Locoboy5150]

Thank you for the walk down memory lane! I remember watching this episode of "That's Incredible" when it first aired and I was a wide-eyed little kid. I miss those days when monster trucks looked like and were actual trucks. The modern, tube framed monster trucks of today with their fiberglass 3D bodies are also amazing machines but to me there is just something irresistibly cool about the old trucks that the new ones will never ever be able to replicate. I guess that you just had to have been there back then and actually seen them in person (like I did) to understand my love of the old monster trucks.

[@FunInVa]

Welcome to the 80's, no safety suits, no helmets, no excuses!!

[@robertg5806]

For all those with Negative comments about the Speed of this race. These trucks had leaf spring Suspension which is stiff, with the springs on these heavier than a tractor trailer 20 shock absorbers per corner wouldnt soften them up enough, they got a lot faster as they got suspension upgrades, Bob came up with a cantilever /4 link chassis on coil over shocks that are still used today in a refined form .

[@blacksmokematters4521]

Exactly this is what started monster trucks people don't seem to get this lol you can't compare it to today but we wouldn't have today's technology with out the beginning of monster trucks lol

[@cdmit27]

I'm not complaining. This is monster trucks doing monster truck things. This is more watchable than any Monster Jam from the past 15 years.

[@electricshokee]

I’m gen z and 17 years old and I would just know this stuff while doing research on various trucks and understand how the technology evolved even if I wasn’t born lol

[@Tatertot_Tommy]

That was a good race. It was FIXED, but it was good. That big hesitation at the beginning by USA 1 PROVED that it was rigged. But, what ever. I just would've liked to see an ACTUAL race, instead of just a Bigfoot commercial.

[@Tatertot_Tommy]

Shock absorbers aren't designed to "soften" the springs. Their job is to control the motion of the tires and axles. NOT to soften springs.

[@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965]

I'm 41 years old my mom has been taking me to the monster trucks since I was 2 years old ,it's a family tradition of ours😊 Turlock California every year and Bigfoot was always my number one ,Bob Chandler was such a gentleman when I was a little boy I got tossed a t-shirt in the crowd and this old guy snatched it from me, bob saw that and had security come and get me and my mom and gave me a personal tour and my mother tour of the semi truck, the trailer ,extra Motors extra parts etc and I left with a ton of stuff that I still own and cherish to this days a autographed checkered flag that has Skoal bandit Showtime grave digger bearfoot etc ,just feels good to share that story with like-minded individuals😊 the good old days 😊✌️🇺🇲

[@andyhutchins3854]

Awesome story ..I'm glad you and your mom experienced that .

[@bustyrandit]

That's Bob Chandler for you, a true class act thru and thru, Great story.

[@bigrig4630]

I wish monster trucks were still like this. I loved these trucks.

[@adamtereska8734]

They are working on putting together an old school series. They do have old school monster truck races and car crushes. Check out shaker racing here on KZbin. He campaigns an old school dentside Ford called Earthquake.

[@bigrig4630]

@@adamtereska8734 i will check that out. Thank you

[@brandonhewitt2386]

I got to sit in that truck in 1984. The driver put me in it and let me play. I was 6 years old. It was at the Nashville , TN fairgrounds. I was hooked from then on!

[@mattjones1992]

This was actually the first time USA-1 ever had 66s mounted on her. So I think we can forgive Everett’s hesitancy.

[@vhsaturdaypodcast9207]

Yeah. Everett said the steering wasn’t working properly either and he didn’t realize it until they were on the cars so there was no going back. They radioed Bob to slow down or act stuck to give Everett a chance and make the race more engaging

[@bwilliams463]

Best car crush EVER. I miss the days when they just crawled all over the cars, and one good wheelie or a short jump onto the junkers was AMAZING. I admit that the modern Monsters are incredible machines but, like modern NASCAR 'cars,' they've lost their connection to average people in average lives. These things - well, PARTS of them - started their lives as REAL trucks, and they were designed and built largely by skilled blue-collar mechanics. Once again, I absolutely respect the ingenuity and educated engineering that goes into the modern trucks. But they lack the charm of enthusiastic imperfection. Thanks for uploading.

[@gdeangelkick]

In the hyper-law era, every imperfection is some lawyers ticket to the gravy train. Your average blue collar mechanic goes out and get tractor tires, buffs 'em and hard carves in a tread. The tire explodes during the run and the spotter on the ground, or maybe a spectator, loses an eye, or maybe just claims to have gotten a concussion. How would that play out in 1983 vs. today?

[@Sparkchaser1]

Bigfoot and the General lee....the bandit... hooper...those were the days

[@RC-ty5ym]

And don't forget about the A-TEAM!

[@bustyrandit]

@@RC-ty5ym Or "The Fall Guy"

[@7sleepy]

I'm old enough to remember when this first aired.

[@SVPSkins]

Been a massive Bigfoot fan since i was a kid and this is the first i've seen this footage.

[@bigrig4630]

What a great video. It never gets old watching it.

[@bennetfox]

Oh wow I so remember watching that's incredible as a kid! The show was awesome!

[@montemaguire4596]

U ment incredable

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

Monte Maguire No, he spelled it correctly. You, however, did not.

[@jamesfrantz6085]

I remember this show so great to see this again after all these years.Bigfoot was always my favorite. Bob was and still is a legend and hero for all .

[@aduchek]

It's great to finally see this whole race instead of just the snippets shown in other videos.

[@wadesuhr]

Watching a video clip from "That's Incredible" makes me feel like a kid again. My step brother and I would regularly watch monster trucks and tractor pulling on "Powertrax" and "Trucks And Tractor Power" TV shows.

[@smashedpapya2563]

Reporter: "And NOTHING slips by his inspection" Bob: *kick*

[@knuckle_dragger]

I remember watching this on tv, I was 8 years old at the time

[@petergeralis3725]

Saftey equipment? I got my safety equipment, just a pack of Marlboros and aviators.

[@MajorGenralDizz]

Don't forget the cowboy hat!

[@davidperezz7248]

And some beer

[@jasonrobert4384]

MandelaEffect-. I watched this video in 2018 and the truck on the left was white. My very first memory on tv in 1983 of these types of trucks was a blue truck along side a white one.

[@huckstirred7112]

I watched this on Tv and usa 1 was white weird

[@jasonrobert4384]

@@huckstirred7112 100% ,I also thought it was the other white with red decal truck called "All-American" offroadaction.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/allamerican4.jpg

[@PC_TV_73]

The original crawler lol. I remember watching this. I was 10 years old and I love Bigfoot evidence I said ever since damn voice to text. I have a Traxxas RC Bigfoot and I just ordered the new one that came out today. My second favorite truck is grave digger. I don’t know why we don’t have shows like this anymore on TV.

[@Ohlukei]

I prefer the old monster trucks over the modern light weight tube frame shit today. Back then the monster trucks were real trucks and the crash cars were complete with chrome and glass. Also these trucks did not need any ramps to get onto the crash cars. While today the trucks barely touch the crash cars, back then they were really driving over and crashing them!

[@lwjw3184]

It's funny to watch these videos now. It was so exciting watching them when I was a kid. Now if they don't jump 150ft , ride a wheelie , or do a backflip nobody is impressed..

[@Connor4x4]

Should do this again and only crush today's sad excuses for cars

[@CJColvin]

Exactly mate crush these overpriced plastic modern eggshells on wheels.

[@looneycam2762]

Really sad on how they stopped crushing cars, monster jam stinks now without the car crushing and mayhem

[@MrMark1325]

Lots of clean old cars would love to have a few of them. They were a dime a dozen then lol

[@jakej.5996]

What model was the black car at the finish line? It looked like some sort of a sports car.

[@curtistucker8514]

I loved Bigfoot for a long time

[@Gunsforfreedom]

Awesome to see the humble beginnings of BIGFOOT INC.

[@zl707hp]

There's no school like old school Simple times Cheap cars Inexpensive holmes

[@nihlhinz488]

I was younger 6 or 7 when this came out. Years later, I got a remote control one. Good times, I ran over my sister's barbies. 14 was my record, I ran out of barbies, sis crying and Mom yelled at me. I could have doubled it, maybe tripled it depending on the batteries.

[@stuartb9323]

Lol, same age I drove over my sisters barbie tea party with a pedal tank...it was glorious! Especially when I backed up over the carnage for a second go round. My mother tells me the story, said I was making squealing noises like some animal ! I guess my sis pissed me off ! LMAO

[@aaroncarroll7218]

Crushed alot of good classic cars

[@patriknilsson7098]

Classic cars of today back then it was junk.

[@AtomicReverend]

I hate getting old... I remember this when I was in kindergarten, it helped build my interest in cars.

[@TimberMoto]

Don't feel too bad, I was in 7th grade in 83. But getting old sucks no matter what.

[@robertvuylsteke2769]

I remember when I was a young kid, Bob chandler came into the frame building shop across the street from my home, and he was pitching the idea to Gene lynch to build the frame for the first Bigfoot for a percentage of the Bigfoot franchise.(I think like 7% of total income) Gene was totally offended by the idea and angrily threw Bob Chandler out of his kitchen. Bob comely rolled his blueprints up, and says to me, "remember this moment kid, this is the day this man(Gene lynch, Gateway raceway frames) passed on making his fortune" then went on to say if he won't build this someone else will, and its gonna be the biggest thing to ever hit the 4x4 Industry as Gene holered and screamed for Bob to get out! He wasn't building this guy's play toy for him!!!.... ha, did Gene really screw that one up, as Bob chandler was right and went on to build the Bigfoot franchise to quit a business I'd say. Way to stick with your dreams sir!

[@Brad772006]

Remember this when I was a kid. Probably looks boring by today's standards. This was amazing back in the day. We had seen Bigfoot in the movie Take This Job and Shove It.

[@lillen06]

And Police Academy 😊

[@Ghost-ns8vs]

Nah its still good like nascar back then

[@Wandrng_drifter]

Crazy to think this is where it all started

[@nicholasrice6933]

Back when they would drive over cars and not jump over them.

[@dandunning4409]

Bigfoot has the pedal to the metal she says! Not hardly the original Bigfoot had a 641 Cubic inch blown ford 429/460 Block making over 1000 Hp. The motor was set up for Nitros but never needed. The creator of the monster truck and a real nice guy. Ford F-Series best selling truck 41 years straight.

[@renyn21]

Look for power nation here on KZbin, there's an episode where they started rebuilding that 600ci motor, that thing sure had a lot of nitrous lines.

[@waynenorbreyjr9371]

Think Bob was holding back just a lil bit being that he and Everett are friends he and Bigfoot could have won that race by a huge margin. Love these classic monster truck videos!

[@72troy455]

Shit was totally scripted like everything else on TV.

[@terryyork6401]

Supposedly, the film crew was on a 2 way with Bob telling him to ease off a bit so that it wasn t a blow out. Plus, this event was the 1st time out for USA #1 with the 66 inch tires so I figure Everett was being a bit cautious too.

[@crazylarryjr]

Where they said Bigfoot was in trouble, he backed up to make it look good. They were teammates and he didn't want, USA-1's rep tarnished that badly

[@72troy455]

It was scripted that way.

[@crazylarryjr]

@@72troy455, would not be surprised

[@eh477]

Good old fashion full body monster trucks! Not like these fully caged fake fiberglassed body that is today's.

[@Ghost-ns8vs]

But at least there safer

[@Nightdare]

@@Ghost-ns8vs The paycheck should dictate otherwise

[@aarongreenfield9038]

And now people would pay fortunes for those car bodies that they are so nonchalantly crushing!

[@pepeiann]

? They're literally cars from the junkyard would you rather them get destroyed there or by a monster truck?

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@pepeiann. Did you not understand what I said, I said people would pay good money now for those car bodies now, they weren't worth a damn then because they weren't that old, jeesh!

[@terryyork6401]

Back then, they were just junk 4 door sedans from the junkyard. And nobody cared.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@terryyork6401. Did you not see my other comment above, I said people would pay good money for them [now] >No foresight that the car bodies would be worth a lot of money and 20 or 30 years;-)

[@amakuaole]

Shit I was 12 years old. I remember watching "That's Incredible" back then.

[@METALFAN4EVS]

Ruff Riders yeah! I was 13. It was a family tradition basically to watch it. Couldn’t wait for John Davidson, Cathy Lee Crosby & Fran Tarkington! Part of the TV lineup with Chips, Dukes etc..

[@thingsstuff4611]

As a kid I competed in a Rubix Cube contest that was covered by this show and saw myself on t.v. for a brief second or two. 👍

[@russellj.s.257]

This is the definitive Ford vs. Chevy competition right here

[@BigDipper907]

Gotta love the tire kick after he gets it on there

[@mikeharlow2908]

I remember watching this as a 10 year old kid and was just amazed! In my mind I remember USA-1 being white in color though!

[@Leatherface123.]

It was always blue After this it was a very very light blue

[@PC_TV_73]

Ha I was born in 73 as well and remember watching this on tv and loved monster trucks since. Just bought a Bigfoot traxxas and already have my Grave Digger one from 9 years ago.

[@davidward6741]

All the ruined classics that werent classics yet😭

[@frostytaco8598]

Really sad same with cars in the 90s one day in the future.

[@daviddougher8637]

Bigfoot is the godfather of monster trucks and the very first to

[@stevep4574]

Real way 4x4 Monster trucks put on a show💪

[@hinnmanfamily]

I watched this on TV with my grandpa when it originally aired.

[@jimmyjames6267]

When Monster Trucks where Real!!!

[@turboking9238]

Opposed to today where all the trucks are CGI.

[@The52car]

@@turboking9238 I think Jimmy means, these were real steel bodied trucks on actual truck frames, as opposed to fiberglass silhouette bodies on purpose built tube frame chassis. Nothing wrong with that, just different.

[@realistmw]

Crushing those classic cars hurts me

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I remember watching this as a little kid

[@thecandyman9308]

Amazing the performance leaps they made within just a few years after these early lumbering brontosauruses

[@gunlover1955]

Just think if it were not for Bob and the first BIG FOOT all the others may not even exist today ! They all should think him for all the fun they have had.

[@jolenepickle2494]

I regret that I was not yet alive to have seen this in person.

[@Tom_Doretto]

Same!

[@Trad-Am]

Whoa here's a childhood show I forgot about!

[@ABCDEFG-bk9gx]

0:20 "These junk yard workers are slow to respond to Big Foots angry roar" 😆

[@michaelpipkin2660]

Hard to believe that's wasn't yesterday. Time flies way to fast.

[@johnossendorf9979]

I remember watching this episode !

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

Real Monster Trucks! Success ruins everything.

[@tkskagen]

I feel like a kid, as I watched this when it PREMIERED! Oh, such times of innocence...! Take care & Thanks for sharing this video from my youth, 🤓 -Thomas Skagen Western Washington State

[@PC_TV_73]

I remember watching this as a kid I was born in 73, so I was probably 8 or 9 years old. I also remember when RL OSBORNE on his BMX bike raced a horse. There’s a few shows that I remember that’s incredible was one solid gold was another what happened to TV we don’t have shows like that anymore. I think the problem now is we have too many streaming stations I don’t think I’ve watched the original 2,4,5,7,9&11 channels in so long. Even sitcom when is the new sitcom coming out I guess when you have a lot to pick from it kind of messes things up in a weird way.

[@alexescalante5199]

Before all that fiber glass crap!

[@dctruckguy]

Modern day monsters could do that in seconds. I like the old trucks.

[@midsouth2strokes185]

Man some of those cars hurt me to see crushed now😐😕

[@Justin-Outdoors]

They need to redo this video having Bigfoot run over 100 Toyotas. I'll sponsor

[@genociderjill]

Those Toyotas > Bigfoot

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

I was lucky enough to get this and all the other old Bigfoot and other trucks on a dvd thru amazon it has hours and hours of old footage it's worth checking out

[@craigbowne7722]

The king of the monster trucks

[@X-OR_]

THAT'S INCREDIBLE !

[@kirk0respite]

“Now 6 car lengths ahead” literally

[@mr.sinister1279]

I remember I had a metal big foot toy truck n I got n2 a fight wit my neighbors son n I hurled the toy truck at him n hit him dead on his forehead and the blood gushed out quickly.. Bigfoot is tuff!!

[@TJ-qz6hr]

USA1s steering broke when the race started, otherwise it would of been balls to the wall. Both trucks had CB radios so Bigfoot slowed up when he was informed of it and made it look a little more difficult than what it was. USA1 pretty much did this with no steering, he went slow not to wander off the cars. This was the very first time ever USA1 had 66” inch tires put on it.

[@flintrock8433]

Damn chevy

[@thecandyman9308]

wow that's some insider knowledge dude

[@TJ-qz6hr]

@@thecandyman9308 40 years worth.

[@davidney2412]

SERIOUSLY TRULY REALLY TRULY SERIOUSLY , TRULY I TRULY REMEMBER WHEN I ACTUALLY WATCH THIS ON THAT’S INCREDIBLE WHEN IT WAS ON TV .

[@Goofy948]

And look at the sport now . Backflips and shit . Crazy

[@looneycam2762]

Gotta agree with ya m8.

[@spockospockon6519]

I remember this truck doing all kinds of tricks and car crushing. But now I'm feeling what a gold mine of classic cars being destroyed :(

[@jaybarber68]

Spocko Spockon they weren’t any more classic back then, than a 10 year old car of today. Think of how long ago this was.

[@350toocute]

The key thing about a truck this big like BigFoot.Is to use Military style front axel`s and rear axel`s.Anything else would break in a heart beat

[@davezanko9051]

That's also what gives the trucks the 4-wheel steering that allows for all the stunts that monster trucks are known for. The use of tube-frame chassis for both weight reduction and safety was also Bob Chandler's invention, debuting with Bigfoot 8. All monster truck fans owe Bob a big heap of thanks.

[@moerush04]

Ditto Daehawk : the reason for going so slow was because of the front steering pivot axle area was prone to snap and gave no warning signs to drivers that they were pushing their luck. One hard bump and that was it. U joints, Ball joints, steering hubs (before the age of planetary gear sets) were not considered with the idea of having wheels so large attached. It's changed.

[@terryyork6401]

It was also the 1st time BF and USA#1 really used the 66in tires. My guess they didn t want to break on national tv. According to Bob Chandler, Everette was wrenching on USA#1 right up to the taping.

[@jamieostrowski4447]

Yeah it's changed but I sure do miss the classic looking truck design. Now they're so jazzed up they hardly even look like trucks anymore.

[@mikiesmustangs4803]

The year i was born lol i love Bigfoot

[@cacarotogod6695]

Now you know who to blame for the low number of classic cars

[@alienkreeper]

If anyone wants to know what the 1980s were like needs to watch this video.

[@1ivannthegreat]

hippiefreak66 Right, not like “ Today’s 1980’s “ that on which it’s in a different perspective.

[@bargainhunter2404]

2:59 that's me sometimes

[@thetreblerebel]

The best is bigfoot

[@TJ-qz6hr]

I just came here to see Bigfoot.

[@kevinrichards3288]

I very seldom see any Ford trucks with that body style around nowadays.

[@crash9632]

So sad

[@those70sfords90]

around Bartlett NE, there is quite a bit of them around

[@mebe2k]

See them all over the place here in the PNW.

[@williamgreeter1855]

I was going on 6 in 1983

[@grizzly9960]

Now trucks do back flips and front flips.

[@72troy455]

You must be a fuckin idiot, all brands beat fords all the time.

[@doublebarrellogic476]

@@72troy455 the hell you taking bout, he saying that now a days the trucks do backflips and shit

[@nathanmcdonald610]

@@72troy455 I sense insecurity about Fords being better lol. He didn't even mention Ford vs Chevy.

[@72troy455]

@@doublebarrellogic476 looks like I replied to the wrong comment. Must have been intoxicated that night.

[@72troy455]

@@nathanmcdonald610 or the comment I replied to was deleted.

[@kirbykelley1255]

Wow, that was cool. Never knew this was on the air.

[@matthewwilliams9200]

I loved this, bob Chandler was always little more careful a driver then jim Cramer. jim was hammer down all the way

[@caspar0777]

Aaaa, what a shame for those nice cars. Cost a fortune now!

[@jamesheal5389]

Fuck the cars man its epic

[@terryyork6401]

Back then.. Just junkets.

[@charlesgreer7641]

I remember watching this as a 11 year old kid with my dad

[@slapnutzracing2152]

man all them old car parts 😢

[@alphaclean3364]

They weren't old at the time...

[@bwilliams463]

All them perfect demolition derby cars...

[@howarethingsindenver]

And that is why it is so difficult to get parts for old cars.

[@Leatherface123.]

Bigfoot 5 is my favorite

[@steamdriver6964]

He was still using the 460ci he moved up to a 640ci all-aluminum block soon after

[@user-uj3zk2cx8t]

He did in #1. The truck here was Foot #2

[@macgyverbryan1377]

A fun monster truck race, PPE items optional.

[@44werewolfnomore]

That poor Chrysler 😭😭😭

[@jamieostrowski4447]

I know and I cringed when I saw that 2 door 67 Coronet get crushed...ouch, that hurt bad!

[@frankfilippone9679]

#memories full frame crazy crawl ratio! Still had a freaking dashboard! Yes kids back in the day they were real trucks! I remember when this aired I remember everything amount classic Bigfoot! Best childhood memories! Usa-1 always sucked!

[@j.morrison3465]

It's funny watching this and you notice no one is wearing any kind of protective gear and Bob Chandler hanging out the window but they're only going 5mph at the most.

[@abe2571]

J. Morrison Yah. Cowboy hats and sun glasses. No need for all that other “safety” stuff. And they actually crushed the cars back then. Cool beans.

[@gilbertjuarez7064]

No safety no nothing just get in and go head sticking out the window awesome stuff

[@adamrichards2344]

Don't forget the seatbelt

[@justinmyslive4108]

I remember seeing this when I was a kid