Photo: Racing Junk/WesleySmoak/No Limit Images
At a time when the public’s craving for muscle cars was beginning to die down, a new form of vehicular entertainment came about: it is called mud bogging, and it’s all about driving insane machines through otherwise impracticable pits of mud and dirt.
Such events are open to pretty anyone brave enough to pit their machines against at times miles of mud, but, of course, not to all machines. Such adventures require tons of impressive hardware, and you don’t get more impressive than a monster truck.
This kind of builds, also first gaining traction back in the 1970s, have become regulars at mud bogging competitions (and not only), because they are virtually built for such stunts.
The one sitting before us was completed back in 2016 by placing a Chevrolet pickup truck body over the insane hardware required for extreme driving. We’re talking about things like heavy-duty swaybars front and rear, dual 26-inch nitrogen shocks, 5-ton axles with Detroit locker at the rear, and, of course, massive tires.
The unassuming Chevrolet pickup body fitted way up there moves along under the power of a blown Chevrolet 512ci (8.4-liter) engine of undisclosed power.
The monster truck sports the name Warhorse on its sides and a reference to the Revelation 19:11-16 verse, one that brings to light a character called Faithful and True, judging and waging war from the back of a white horse.
Warhorse is presently offered for sale on Racing Junk for $115,000. It goes complete with a 1993 toterhome with 160,000 miles (257,000 km) on the clock, and an accompanying trailer capable of holding the big rig while en route to whatever event.
As a side note, the owner, WesleySmoak, says the “Warhorse name does NOT go with the truck,” which could mean the buyer will have to come up with his own name for the monster truck.
This kind of builds, also first gaining traction back in the 1970s, have become regulars at mud bogging competitions (and not only), because they are virtually built for such stunts.
The one sitting before us was completed back in 2016 by placing a Chevrolet pickup truck body over the insane hardware required for extreme driving. We’re talking about things like heavy-duty swaybars front and rear, dual 26-inch nitrogen shocks, 5-ton axles with Detroit locker at the rear, and, of course, massive tires.
The unassuming Chevrolet pickup body fitted way up there moves along under the power of a blown Chevrolet 512ci (8.4-liter) engine of undisclosed power.
The monster truck sports the name Warhorse on its sides and a reference to the Revelation 19:11-16 verse, one that brings to light a character called Faithful and True, judging and waging war from the back of a white horse.
Warhorse is presently offered for sale on Racing Junk for $115,000. It goes complete with a 1993 toterhome with 160,000 miles (257,000 km) on the clock, and an accompanying trailer capable of holding the big rig while en route to whatever event.
As a side note, the owner, WesleySmoak, says the “Warhorse name does NOT go with the truck,” which could mean the buyer will have to come up with his own name for the monster truck.
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