What REALLY Happened to the Ford Bigfoot Cruiser, A FORGOTTEN 80s Monster Truck Tribute

[@GasGuzler]

There were a few things I forgot to mention in the video, which were the total production numbers. There were 600 full size trucks produced and 600 Rangers produced, so 1200 trucks in total. I was referring the “300” to each of the full size trucks production numbers. Another thing I didn’t mention was that the accessories weren’t buried to be petty, it was the decision of Ford due to the fact that they could not resell the leftover parts after the lawsuit, and Scherer had sued Ford for it.

[@ModifiedImportsandDomestics]

my dad bought the 250 bigfoot brand new. they titled it as a 1988 model. His had the light bar and graphics on it. he used it as a work truck and removed the light bar and mounded diamond plated tool boxes on each side of the bed. I remember riding in it as a kid to pick up mulch or take trash to the dump. He sold it 20 years ago not knowing how rare it was.. would be cool to find it and buy it back!

[@WilliamBrooks-rc5uo]

Seen one of the early 90's style you mentioned in your video. It is in Warrensburg, MO.

[@RobertMacdonald-gs7ln]

I remember when these were for sale , I live in New England they were all over the place honestly . I remember dealers having them right out front or on ramps specifically the F150 and F250 some F350.

[@jakemiller9377]

Been restoring mine for 4 years

[@edwardwalsh4657]

Working on restoring mine

[@DieselRelapse]

I remember when people were selling the windows for $500 and people thought that was high then. I wish I could get one

[@GasGuzler]

Same here, that’s why we’re trying to buy that one on Facebook.

[@JohnWinder-ox5yt]

I remember test driving the f250 Bigfoot cruiser it was an awesome truck… does anyone have any pictures of the original Bigfoot cruiser with the Bigfoot aftermarket bumpers and wheels? Still looking for one..

[@joebiglousanchez8266]

Back in 79 or 80,my Dad bought a Ford Dearborn edition pickup truck in Illinois, man that was a beautiful truck. Wish I could find some pictures or video of the truck

[@GasGuzler]

Just looked them up, never heard of them before! Kinda looks like a mix between a Freewheelin package and the Explorer package, it’s badass 🤟🏻

[@michaelethangross3395]

Hey there GasGuzler great video as always! The best part of 1987 was that 351s and 460s were last year of carbureted no computer bs.

[@GasGuzler]

Yep! They were pretty cool, only issue was finding certain parts for them such as the one year fuel tank sending unit.

[@MattFillers]

I still have my BFC Ranger. Been working to restore it over the past 10 years I’ve had it

[@meandthemrs7403]

I remember when those came out. It's a shame that they didn't do it on the 92-96 bodies. They were, by far, the better looking front end. They didn't replicate the Bigfoot look enough for me anyway.

[@GasGuzler]

@@meandthemrs7403 They did bring back the Bigfoot Cruiser on the 1994 F-Series, however it had a much more subtle appearance than the 1987 Bigfoot Cruisers. I believe production numbers were even lower on the 1994 models.

[@A.R.77]

White wash doesn't match well.

[@GasGuzler]

Bring that up with my mother 😂

[@michiganporter]

Ford a.d sheerer prob had a contract and had to do something with all the production parts..

[@GasGuzler]

You are correct, I should have clarified in the video. They didn’t destroy the accessories to be petty, they did it because they weren’t allowed to resell them after the lawsuit.

[@roberthoffrichter287]

I seriously dial the company doing these conversions just dug a hole and buried that stuff,q think about it who would do that? Let's just throw away every penny I invested in this stuff!? Right! Minus the stickers, I bet they sold every accessory to F series owners, has just regular accessories.

[@GasGuzler]

The contract they signed with Ford basically said they weren’t allowed to resell the accessories after the incident, so Ford took them and buried them. Scherer ended up suing Ford for it though because of how much money they had lost. They did sell the rest of the decals however, Eli Mann bought the majority of them and has sold them to people trying to restore these trucks, I’m not sure if he still has any.