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Rumors persist of an impending zombie apocalypse — and should that day come, be sure I’m jumping in this Terradyne Gurkha RPV, or rapid patrol vehicle. It’s a brute of a beast but good for much more than warding off the walking dead.
Monster mayhem was in full swing this weekend in Hoffman Estates, IL at the Sears Centre Arena for the 2016 Monster Truck Nationals. There’s a lot to take in but so you can relish just how agile these brutish beasts are, we wanted to slow things down. Check out our slow-motion video of Mark Hall driving […]
The 2016 Race & Performance Expo is all about showcasing how to go fast but scattered throughout the show floor are way-cool machines like this classic tow truck. It was built by the crew at Bump & Grind Autobody, in Homer Glen, IL. The Chevy 3500 has been fully restored and had no trouble turning […]
Mark Hall saw firsthand at an early age the thrill of coming in first place. He grew up and lives in downstate Champaign, where his dad was a motorcycle race announcer. “I grew up going to the races,” Hall said. “That’s how I caught the motor sports bug.”
A birthday bash was held this past weekend and the delighted 10,000-pound guest of honor celebrated by revving up and crushing some cars. The legendary “Bigfoot” monster truck, a jacked-up 1974 Ford F-250 built by Bob Chandler in 1975, is turning 40 this year. A special celebration took place as part of the Lucas Oil Monster […]
The story of Dawn and Fred Castro’s custom 1939 Ford cab-over-engine truck begins with Dawn’s dad, Jim DeMars. “He saw a feature on a similar truck in a magazine in 2004,” Dawn said. “He set out to re-create everything he saw.”
Larry Hunkele has always been a truck man — the bigger the better. Over the years, he’s owned such heavy haulers as a 1973 Dodge Power Wagon, a ’70 Ford F250 4×4 and a ’71 International Scout AWD. Family duties piled up and soon trucks veered off his driveway, but they didn’t stay away forever. […]
Major motion pictures highlight vehicles in a special way. So much so that it isn’t uncommon for auto enthusiasts to forget dialogue, plots and even characters’ names and instead leave the theater wishing they were cruising home in something cool they just saw on the silver screen. Well, now some area moviegoer will do just […]
Tom Bjorklund’s earliest memories of his 1974 GMC Sierra Grande are from when his Uncle Claus would motor into town behind the wheel of the vintage pickup. Claus Hornoff purchased the Camper Special version of this truck new from a Sacramento, Calif., dealer and often used it to visit his Midwest relatives. “I would only […]
One show-stopping vehicle parked near the entrance to the show was this ultra high performance 1938 Chevrolet pickup, owned by Larry and Connie Massengill. The two-toned hauler was built by the Custom Shop, in Flanagan, Illinois and boasts a modified 486ci V8 packing a BDS 8-71 supercharger. Output was pegged just north of 1,000 horsepower, […]
