BIGFOOT Alumni

Body: Fiberglass Pickup Truck Chassis: Custom Bob Chandler Design Engine: 572 c.i. Tires: Firestone 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: ZF Shocks: 8 Custom Nitrogen Charged Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Methanol Weight: Approx. 10,000 lbs.   BIGFOOT 16 was the first new truck built in over a decade.  It was started and driven for the first time on Thursday, April 26, 2007 by legendary driver Dan runte.  #16 made it's public debut in Springfield, MO at the Four Wheel & Off Road Jamboree.  This truck uses a 2-speed Abruzzi transmission.  All of the other BIGFOOT trucks use the standard C-6, which is...

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Body: Fiberglass Pickup Truck Chassis: Custom Bob Chandler Design Engine: 572 c.i. Tires: Firestone 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: ZF Shocks: 8 Custom Nitrogen Charged Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Methanol Weight: Approx. 10,000 lbs.   Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT #11 is a modification of the BIGFOOT #10 chassis.  It has 32" of suspension travel, more than any of the other BIGFOOT trucks had at the time.  It debuted at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3, 1992.  With a completely new color scheme, "WILDFOOT," as it was called, won the 1993 Special Events Penda Points Series...

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Body: 1990 Aerostar Minivan Chassis: 1990 Aerostar Minivan Engine: Stock 3.0 Liter v-6 Tires: 48" x 28" x 20" Axles: 2.5 Ton Military Shocks: 8 Gas Cell Transmission: Stock Automatic Fuel: Gasolone Weight: Approx. 7,500 lbs.   Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT Shuttle was developed in the winter of 1985 and started performing for the TV-1 filming of the "Return of the Monster Trucks".  It has raced full-sized monster trucks, as well as monster tanks.  Even though it only runs the stock Ford Aerostar engine, surprisingly, it can compete quite well, especially on turning courses.  However, this BIGFOOT was mostly...

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Body: Original - 1985 Ranger PickupWhen Sold - 1990 Ranger Pickup Chassis: 1987 Ranger Pickup Engine: 571 c.i. Tires: 48" x 28" x 20" Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: 14 Gas Cell Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Methanol Weight: Approx. 9,200 lbs.   Ms. Bigfoot was built in 1985, and was the last BIGFOOT vehicle to begin life as an actual factory production pickup truck.  The Ranger chassis was extensively modified to enable it to handle 48-inch tires and the stresses produced by a 571 cubic inch, 1,000 horsepower, supercharged aluminum Hemi engine.  This little truck was grossly overpowered.  The truck made...

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Body: Fiberglass Pickup Truck Chassis: Custom Bob Chandler Design Engine: 572 c.i. Tires: Firestone 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: ZF Shocks: 8 Custom Nitrogen Charged Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Methanol Weight: Approx. 10,000 lbs.   Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT #9 was completed in 1990.  It debuted on February 10th in Dayton, Ohio with legendary BIGFOOT driver Jim Kramer at the wheel.  It is based on the same concept as BIGFOOT #8, but with a few variations and new innovations.  In 1994, it toured extensively through England and Malaysia, and even visited Brazil in 1998.  However, shortly after loading the...

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Body: Original - 1987 F-250 Pickup TruckWhen Sold - 1996 Pickup Truck Chassis: Straight-Rail Frame Engine: 460 c.i. Tires: Original - 66" x 43" x 25"When Sold - Firestone 120" x 48" x 60" Alaskan Tundra Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: 18 Gas Cell Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Racing Gasoline Weight: Original - Approx. 12,000 lbs.When Sold - Approx. 28,000 lbs.   BIGFOOT #7 was built in May 1988, specifically for the filming of the movie, "Roadhouse" with Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott.  In a key scene, driver Jim Kramer blasted the truck through a new car showroom, destroying four new...

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Body: Original - 1987 F-250 Pickup TruckWhen Sold - 1992 Pickup Truck Chassis: Straight Rail Frame Engine: 460 c.i. Tires: 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: 18 Gas Cell Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Racing Gasoline Weight: Approx. 12,400 lbs.     BIGFOOT #6, built in the fall of 1986, was featured in the movie "Police Academy 6"; and set a record in 1987 by jumping over 13 cars at a Jamboree event in Indianapolis, Indiana.  In 1992 and 1993, the truck toured extensively in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Iceland and other countries.  The 1993 tour of the...

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Body: Original - 1985 F-250 Pickup TruckWhen Sold - 2006 Pickup Truck Chassis: Straight-Rail Frame Engine: 540 c.i. Tires: 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: Original - 16 Gas CellWhen Sold - 4 Custom Nitrogen Charged Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Methanol Weight: Approx. 10,200 lbs.   Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT #4, built in the summer of 1984, debuted at the New Orleans Superdome in 1985.  It was the first monster truck to use planetary axles and the first to perform a wheel-standing sled pull.  #4 was featured in a series of Ford Trucks TV commercials in...

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Body: Original - 1984 F-250 Pickup TruckWhen Sold - 1996 Pickup Truck Chassis: 1984 Pickup Truck Engine: 460 c.i. Tires: 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: 18 Gas Cell Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Racing Gasoline Weight: Approx. 13,500 lbs.   BIGFOOT #3 occupies an interesting place in the annals of BIGFOOT history.  Built in 66 days in the fall of 1983, the truck made its public debut at the Pontiac Silverdome in January of 1984.  At the point in time that BIGFOOT #3 was created, the monster truck industry was evolving rapidly.  Some would argue that in...

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Body: Original - 1979 F-250 Pickup TruckWhen Sold - 1996 Pickup Truck Chassis: 1979 Pickup Truck Engine: 460 c.i. Tires: 66" x 43" x 25" Axles: 5 Ton Military Shocks: 18 Gas Cell Transmission: C-6 Fuel: Racing Gasoline Weight: Approx. 15,000 lbs.   The arrival of BIGFOOT #2 in the fall of 1982 hit the off-road enthusiast world with a bang. As if one BIGFOOT taking the world by storm wasn’t enough, a second (and initially larger) seemed equally astonishing, although in hindsight it is no great surprise considering the growing public demand for the BIGFOOT name in 1982.  Despite...

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