Bronco Barn Find: 1966 Monster

Monster Trucks 1st appeared around 1980, trucks like Bigfoot and King Kong immediately drew attention from off-roaders. Most people were exposed to Bigfoot in the 1981 picture Take This Job and Shove It.

They may have also seen Bigfoot appearing at Truck and Tractor pulling events.

At any rate the off-road crowd loved it, but building one of your own required some fabrication skills as there were few off-the-shelf lift kits in the early 80's.

Some of the not so talented had to get creative when finding a way to fit huge tires under their trucks.

This is the case with this 1966 Bronco Barn Find, actually found in a field in the Midwest. It has a set of 44" Ground Hawg tires, some of the first truly large (and street legal) tires available back then.

I would surmise by the graphics that this Bronco was built in the mid-late 1980s.

Anyway, enjoy the pictures.....

Photos courtesy of Classic Broncos Forum member Twisted77

Working Broncos 3

 

This first one was employed by an Arizona gas company to sniff out leaking gas lines

This pool Bronco 1/2 cab served as a service/tow truck for a Texaco service station

The lettering on the door is no longer visible, but it is clear the that this Bronco served as a snow plow

Another U-13 Roadster that served as a hunting rig

Random Bronco Pictures IX