We've seen our fair share of oddball burnouts over the years, but the one we want to show you today has something that sets it apart. This is what we'd describe as a psychedelic piece of hooning.
The explanation for that label is rather simple - watching the action in the clip below pushes certain buttons inside the brain when the vehicle performing the burnout starts going sideways or when we compare what we see with the soundtrack of the clip.
That's what happens when a 1944 Mack fire truck is gifted with a Viper V10 engine, along with the supporting mods. Yes, this is a 2011 development, with the contraption having shown up at SEMA back then, but the video is too good not to be brought back under the spotlights.
The V10 under the retro-lifting hood comes from a 2005 Viper SRT10, having been mated to a Dodge 48RE tranny. It's important to mention the fact that this isn't one of those builds that mix brands for the major mechanical components.
So once Precision Designs started the restomod process for this truck, they stuck with a Mopar theme. As a result, the rear axle comes from a 2008 Ram truck, with the same being true about the rear suspension. The Mack hardware was kept up front, though.
As we mentioned above, another asset of this build is that it comes with a balanced approach in terms of tech matters, as strange as that might sound for a Viper-hearted fire truck.
An example as good as any comes from the stopping hardware, with the brakes having been borrowed from the Dodge Ram SRT10. With the help of a few mods, the V10 delivers 600 hp, so matching brakes were required.
We're sure that, emergency or no emergency, this truck can get there first. And perhaps extinguish its own burnouts, if necessary.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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