King Kong Monster Truck

This is a video of Jeff Dane's King Kong Monster Truck.
Special thanks to Mom and Dad for keeping these old videos which are historic in nature, provide proof of, and capture the beginning of vehicles known as "Monster Trucks".
Steve Dane
Copyright 2010

[@brecai]

Love to see old footage of monster trucks.

[@zl707hp]

Simple times gone forever

[@xtnelson]

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...

[@ten8goa]

That truck looks awesome the way it sits. Perfect.

[@goose700]

Great old video. One of the true origonals. What ever happened to this old truck?

[@FasterTheDragster]

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

[@conflicthorizon]

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

[@sethguest781]

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.

[@tadheath5856]

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!!!!!!

[@chucktemperly5896]

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

[@npsit1]

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

[@bodgaard]

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[@kenbush6942]

thanks for this awesome video

[@dottyd24]

That's me!

[@trevorodom1930]

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

[@Mistertbones]

Is this THE Steve Dane who drove Awesome Kong back in the later 1980's?

[@bodatiouskid]

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

[@MiguelPerez-eh3on]

Omg dual tyres front and back ok thats cool

[@EarnstT20963]

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.

[@LoganFK]

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