Last year we featured a photo of the Awesome Kong monster truck, which was the first rear engine monster truck. From the photo above, it looks like there was a little too much weight towards the rear! Via…

Let’s just admit it. Steve McQueen is a guys guy. There is very few men in his caliber of coolness. He had the beautiful women. Hell, I am not to proud to admit that he was a damn good looking guy. He could race anything with two or four wheels. He had it all! Check out the video below of McQueen and Faye Dunaway blasting through the sand dunes in the movie “The Thomas Crown Affair”. As Steve McQueen states in the video, “Crown lives at the beach, and he has a sand Dune Buggy. I helped them design it, so I’m kind of proud of that. What it is, it’s set on a Volkswagen chassis, with great old wide weenies – big wide tires on it with mag wheels. Corvair engine stuffed in the back, and a semi reclining position, somewhat like my formula 1 car. It’s very light, you know, I think we are around about 230 horses, and the vehicle weighs about 1000 pounds.”

Arrrgh! It is photos like this that just kill me. This Willys CJ-20 Jeep is just rusting away…it needs some help

I have to admit that I have not been keeping up with the vintage monster trucks coming out of the woodwork lately. Honestly, there is just to many different things to keep up with…Retro is on the rise! I know that there is a number of 80’s vintage monster trucks being rebuilt and a few newer old school style trucks coming out. Check out these videos from Monster Blog, who covered a recent old school monster truck event. Any monster truck fans want to help us keep up to date with all the vintage monster truck news? We are looking for photos, videos and photos!

Do you remember the old days of monster trucks? Check out the video below of monster trucks pulling the tractor pull sled at an event in 1987 in Canada. Check out as Lon Ranger, Michigan Ice Monster, Nitemare 2, Goliath and Stroh’s Strider hook up to the sled.

This 1968 Kaiser Jeep M-715 is one hell of a fire truck!

Last year we featured some vintage videos of the Virginia Beach Beast tank monster truck. Today, we have some more posted below. Make sure to follow their Facebook page as they restore the monster truck tank.

Off Road Action Reader Russell Cook sent us a link of a custom 1:25 scale Ford Quadravan 4wd van model. The builder did a great job of keeping the vintage 70’s look. You have to love the blue shag carpet and wood paneling! Thanks for the email Russell!

I was reading an article on Hooniverse the other day where they asked their readers what was the best automotive feature ever produced. Their was some great comments and some that left my head shaking. As for me, here is my top 5.

1. Electric starter: Honestly, can you imagine having to hand crank your engine to start it?

2. Power Steering: I may get heckled by some of the old school guys here, but seriously…power steering is one of the best inventions ever! I had one truck with manual steering and hated it.

3. Transfer Case: The transfer case allowed vehicles to have four wheel drive. And your love of 4×4’s is why you are reading this website, right?

4. Cup Holders: My last truck did not have cup holders. Sometimes the coffee or water was balanced between my legs. Sometimes in a shoe or between junk that I piled on the bench seat to hold the drink. When I was shopping for my latest vehicle, easy to access cup holders were a deal breaker.

5. Air Conditioning: This is another one that I expect will not go over well. In fact, my Jeep does not have air conditioning. But I do not live in Florida or Arizona. I cannot imagine being stuck in Miami traffic without air conditioning.

So, what do you think of the list? What are your top five automotive features?