Wow! That is all I can say about this group of monster truck and truck pull photos on Flickr! The photos look to date from the mid 80s through to the early 90s. What do you think of the photos? What was your favorite monster truck from the eighties?
Vehicles
From The Archives #113
This Kaiser Jeep fire truck is from the Milltown, WI fire department.
What Kind Of Vehicle Is This?
All right readers, we need your help. A fellow reader has sent us this photo of a unique military vehicle that a friend of his owns. The markings are all foreign to them. Since we have readers from all over the world, we are hoping that some of you recognize it. What the heck is it?
More Vintage Monster Truck Videos Again!
We have featured some great vintage monster truck photos and videos over the last few months. Here is some more for you…enjoy! NOTE: If you are reading this via email or Facebook, you may need to go to Off Road Action to view the videos.
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Casper Monster Truck As A 57 Chevy?
Do you remember the Casper monster truck from the 80s? It was a 79-83 Toyota pickup. However, while surfing through this thread on Monster Mayhem, I found out that the original Casper rolled in late 1988 and the Toyota body was replaced by a 1957 Chevrolet car! Does anyone have more photos of the Casper Chevy car monster truck?
Do You Remember The TNT Stomper Bully?
Do you remember the Stomper Bully? Does anyone have more photos or information?
Vintage Photos Of Chemical Testing At Dugway In Utah
Dave from Ewillys.com posted these photos that he saw on the Salt Lake Tribune website. The Dugway Proving Ground, which is about 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, was built in 1942. It has been in constant use throughout the years as not only a test facility for chemical warfare, but as training grounds for soldiers. The photos below have lots of haze and it appears that the chemicals are falling on the soldiers. So much for safety gear!
More Vintage Awesome Kong Monster Truck Photos
The “Kong” series of monster trucks were some of the most popular in the 80’s and early 90’s. It started with the original King Kong, followed by V12 airplane engine powered Awesome Kong and a few other varieties of Awesome Kong. Check out the photos below.
From The Archives #109
I am not sure why I love shots of Jeeps rusting away. For some reason the abandoned photos really do it for me.
Vintage 1955 England To Singapore Via Land Rover Videos
Image courtesy of Land Rover Series One Club We have not done some vintage expedition travel articles for a while, like the trip in a Land Rover from England to Africa in 1953. Well, we have another great Land Rover based expedition. In this case, the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition in 1955 was [...]