BIGFOOT stated life as a normal 1974 Ford F250 pick-up truck. Beetween 1976 and 1982 Bob Chandler modified his truck, by adding bigger tires and better suspension.. In 1979 he added rear steering to his truck.The truck then appeared in what would be it's first film role, the film was the 1981 film "Take This Job And Shove It". It's first car crush was in 1981, in a St Louis cornfield. It was taped on video and shown in Bob Chandlers 4x4 shop to promote his business. Eventually a promoter persuaded Bob to crush some cars in front of a crowd. This took place in april 1982 in front of thousands of people, in Jefferson City, Missouri. The rest is history.



Monster Trucks have come along way since that first car crush. At first all of the trucks where heavy and slow, and just crushed cars very slowly. Then we saw trucks which had more horsepower and had gained weight to make them become airborne. The trucks now are all computer aided designed, with lightweight tubular chassis frames and fibreglass bodies.