Tijuanataxi Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hi guys I have been trying to find the name and some pics, of a certain monster truck I remember seeing, some years ago in tv. Well, monster TRUCK is maybe not the correct word, since it was a locomotive, and it ran - not on wheels - but on belts. I think it was built over the chassis of a Sherman tank. The body was an old style locomotive, and it was orange.... Can any of you guys help with a name, a website, and/or pics? It was way cool.... Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill2525 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 You might be thinking the Bigfoot Fastrax, M48 personnel carrier chassis with two Ford 460ci engines and C6 automatic transmissions. The body is the upper half of a fiberglass replica of a 1990 Aerostar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 (edited) It was the Orange Blossom Express. Here it is in action: Note that it is incorrectly called Orange Blossom Special in this vid. The OBS was a '37 Chevy puller. Edited April 8, 2010 by Junkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 You might be thinking the Bigfoot Fastrax, M48 personnel carrier chassis with two Ford 460ci engines and C6 automatic transmissions. The body is the upper half of a fiberglass replica of a 1990 Aerostar. Saw Dan Runte drive...fly this sucker......WOW...30 ' in the air!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tijuanataxi Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 I do indeed remember the blue Aerostar - but it was the Orange Blossom Express I was thinking about..... Man, that is so cool.... Thanks for the help Junkman Man, its difficult to find anything on the Express, pics OR websites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 It must be the weirdest contraption ever used in any form of motorsport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 (edited) Based on the tracks I'd guess it was built on an M3 or M5 aka the Stuart a WW2 light tank. This tank has a fairly distinctive track set up like that shown in the OBE photo, it is definately not an M4 Sherman which has a very different set up. Edited April 10, 2010 by Aaronw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) They probably used the high-speed tractor, less armour to get rid of. This could be done in one of the 'military' scales, I would opt for 1/16 or even better, for these tired old eyes, 1/6! Edited April 11, 2010 by DanielG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 They probably used the high-speed tractor, less armour to get rid of. This could be done in one of the 'military' scales, I would opt for 1/16 or even better, for these tired old eyes, 1/6! You are probably right, the M4 tractor was based on the M2 light tank, just like the M3/M5. Looking at both the M3/M5 has 3 return rollers, the M4 tractor only has two like the truck in the photo. Hobbyboss recently released a 1/35 kit of the M4 high speed tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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