Best Looking Trucks of the 1980's

[BiteMeStudios]

I am getting ready to run a poll over on my site, but I need candidates for "Best Looking Monster Truck of the 1980's". Give me up to ten. The top ten vote getters will be part of the poll. Plus, this may be a bit more fun than some of the argument threads going around. Thanks!

Rollin' Thunder
Ace's High
Awesome Kong II
Grave Digger I
Excaliber
Samson I
Duraliner Giant
Outlaw 35
Stomper I
Blue Thunder Camero

[ffchief25]

I always thought Monster Vette, Michigan Ice Monster, ******ia Giant and the Original Carolina Crusher were pretty sweet looking

[dave3BA]

In no particular order....
Bigfoot IV
Blue Thunder
******ia Giant
Monster Vette
Samson I
Heartbeat
Night Life II
Showtime
Awesome Kong II
Pony Express II

[JEEPGUY]

In My Opinion, With Out A Doubt They'd Be Old School Trucks.
-bigfoot 1
-duraliner Giant
-******ia Giant
-lon Ranger
-usa-1

I'm Drawing A Blank For Any Others At This Time But, There Are Many Good Lookin Trucks.

[jeb134]

http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/band.jpg
http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/aprok1203e.jpg
In addition to the others already mentioned, I really liked the look of these two

[gravedigger20]

grave digger

[Diggerdude]

http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/micem206a6.jpghttp://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/frnkn206a.jpghttp://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/images/gdrgiii205a.jpg

[Pablog32]

Taurus and Super Pete

[theace27]

In my opinion the best looking Monster Truck period is Jake Henke's Aces High. Pretty sure most of you weren't gonna guess that one as my vote. hahaha. Aside from Aces High I would say ******ia Giant, USA-1 (the 70 version), Duraliner Giant.... oh this list could just go on and on. But #1 in my book is Aces High!

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5505/aces12qw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[skytruckerjr]

in no real order

roll n thunder
blue thunder
aces high
awesome kong II
lon ranger
master of disaster (cuz of the paint job)
bigfoot IV
grave digger
copenhagen skoal crusher (66 chevy)
duraliner giant

[jwstrand]

OK..I gotta ask..

what's with the ******ia thing? You can't say ******???

That's rediculous!
:p

[BowtieBandit]

V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A Giant lol

Ace's high was a show truck, all the welds on teh frame were ground down smooth.... great looking truck

[who me]

Gotta say
1. Aces High - Man was that a beautiful truck
2. ******ia Giant - another knockout
3. Excaliber

[JAdamz]

There were so many awesome looking trucks back then. If I had to pick five, I would say:

1) Bigfoot 3
2) Duraliner Giant
3) Samson I
4) USA-1
5) Godzilla

EDIT: Had to add just one more that I've always been a fan of...
6) Awesome Kong II

[Kouvre]

V-irginia Giant
USA-1
Rollin' Thunder
Grave Digger II
Predator
Lon Ranger
Lil' Bearfoot (with 73s)
Duraliner Giant
Alien
Awesome Kong II

[gravedigger20]

my new list.

in and order from best look (imo).

grave digger I
maste rof disaster
usa-1
alien
duraliner giant
eradicator (71 ford)

[#75race]

Grave Digger I & II
Towasaurus Wrex
Michigan Ice Monster
Frankenstein
Aces High
Super Pete
Blue Thunder (camaro)
Outlaw 35
Skoal/Copenhagen Crusher
Big Tow

There's a whole lot more, but I just couldn't decide. The 80's were the best even though I wasn't around yet.

[USA-1MT]

USA-1 '88
Stomper Bully
Grave Digger
AM/PM Boss
BearFoot
Bigfoot
Carolina Crusher
V. Giant
Samson
Taurus

[MayhemAdmin]

Virginia Giant.



Ok good I fixed it.

[StomperFan84]

I liked Awesome Kong II the work on that truck and the sound of that Allison Aircraft Engine...man just rumbles in the super dome.

Goliath, that is a cool monster truck with the engine in the back.

TNT trucks I liked Stomper, USA-1, and Awesome Kong.
USHRA- Excaliber, Toy, and Bearfoot.

Also Rollin Thunder and the Original Taurus are sweet trucks.

[adam tereska]

Every one of my picks were here already(all trucks mentioned) but I am adding Black Stallion, Predator, Kiwi Thunder, Stomper and Stomper Bully, Monster Mash, and Super Pete. Aw, heck, if it is old school it is my favorite.

[BiteMeStudios]

There are quite a few run away favorites in this poll, but we need to choose TWO of the following to round out the top 16. I am going to do this like a bracket type poll, with 1 v. 16, 2 v. 15, etc. So, if everyone could pick TWO out of the following, I would appreciate it.

Bigfoot I

Monster Vette

Outlaw 35

Frankenstein

Taurus

Master of Disaster

Skoal Crusher

Grave Digger II

Predator

Alien

EDIT* Voting has begun on all polls except Number 1 v. Number 16 and Number 2 v. Number 15. The above choices are to nail down numbers 15 and 16.

[theace27]

Out of that list I would say Outlaw 35 and Taurus and then Bigfoot 1.

[MonsterTruckLuvin]

Master of Disaster
Digger II

[Diggerdude]

Frankenstein
Grave Digger II

[bigjag]

I always liked Krimson Krusher with the dual wheels. Plus any Bigfoot truck from that period. Bearfoot always looked cool to.

Can't seem to find pictrues of that version of Krimson Krusher. They all seem to be of the current machine. Not a big fan of the fibreglass bodies. Alot of character is lost.

Here's a video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9vKXJqTtX5k

[BiteMeStudios]

Nice video...;)

Should Digger II be included since Digger I already is?

Edit* By the way, here is a link to some Krimson Krusher pix http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/krim.htm

[gravedigger20]

grave digger II
maste rof disaster

they both had amazing paint jobs, iw ould say they had some of the best paint jobs. diggers IMO has the ebst paint.

[JEEPGUY]

Bigfoot 1
&
Grave Digger 2

:d:d:d

[bigjag]

Nice video...;)

Should Digger II be included since Digger I already is?

Edit* By the way, here is a link to some Krimson Krusher pix http://monsterphoto.iwarp.com/krim.htm

Cheers. Been trying to find that site again. Your videos are fantastic.

[BiteMeStudios]

Thank you.

[BiteMeStudios]

Virginia Giant and Duraliner Giant were each given a bye into the second round. Here is the voting so far in the first round of the polls. The number before the truck name is their ranking going in, based on your voting...

(8)Rollin' Thunder --------3
(9)Michigan Ice Monster ---3

(7)Blue Thunder Camero ----3
(10)Samson I ---------------4

(6)Awesome Kong II --------2
(11)Excaliber --------------4

(5)USA-1 ------------------3
(12)Lon Ranger -------------3

(4)Grave Digger I ---------3
(13)Stomper I --------------3

(3)Ace's High -------------11
(14)Super Pete -------------2

[jwstrand]

Does anyone remember Hess Hercules II?

[thelegendaryone]

yeah, a beautiful truck it was.

[BiteMeStudios]

I agree, that is a "forgotten" looker...

That would be an interesting direction to take this...the forgotten "good looking" trucks. Hess's Hercules II could be a good start. Gentle Ben was another good looking truck. Showtime, Outlaw 35, Larry Tura's Hercules, Rob Fuchs' First Blood I, the list could go on forever. Everyone mentions Duraliner Giant, Virginia Giant, Digger, etc...but the above trucks never get mentioned and were very cool trucks.

Krimson Krusher I, Playin' For Keeps, Stomper Bully...

[jwstrand]

Those are all mainstream trucks.

My favorite truck was Samson I. Also I liked Hercules II.
My truck is painted red because of Samson I


:D

[BiteMeStudios]

I am aware that they are all mainstream, but they are rarely mentioned when someone talks about good looking trucks, which they were. I will agree with you that Samson I is one of the best looking trucks...EVER.

[skytruckerjr]

i have always thought that knight stalker, and barley tame were really nice looking trucks

[theace27]

There were sooo many good looking trucks during the 80's we should almost do a "ugly truck of the 80's" hahaha. Speaking of Gentle Ben, that was a super nice truck. It became Big Bear and I remember reading something on here months ago that somebody knew the person who currently owns it. I would love to see what that truck looks like today. And there was also a guy on here who said he saw Outlaw 35 in its current state... I would really like to see more pics of these old monsters what they look like today.

[skytruckerjr]

i remember someone saying that as well. i think i would be really neat to see them. or any trucks that have disappeared and see what they look like now.

[BiteMeStudios]

Round One is almost over in the voting for "The Best Looking Monster Truck of the 1980s". There is one tied matchup, with Awesome Kong II and Excaliber each gaining six votes. Here are the results from the other polls...

Virginia Giant - First Round Bye
Duraliner Giant - First Round Bye
Ace's High d. Super Pete, 18-3
Stomper I d. Grave Digger I, 7-4
USA-1 d. Lon Ranger, 8-4
Samson I d. Blue Thunder Camaro, 8-5
Rollin' Thunder d. Michigan Ice Monster, 10-3

Second round polls will be up on as soon as the undecided round one vote is over, with the last votes being taken at 3:00 PM CST tomorrow. Thanks for taking the time to do this, guys and girls. I appreciate it!

[BiteMeStudios]

Its been a while, but I finally have gotten around to posting the polls for Round Two of this little effort of mine. Here are the round two brackets...

Virginia Giant(1) v. Stomper I(13)
Duraliner Giant(2) v. Excaliber(11)
Ace's High(3) v. Samson I(10)
USA-1(5) v. Rollin' Thunder(8)

Voting will take place at the same location as before. If you don't know that location, it is linked in my signature.

[Outlaw]

virginia giant
duraliner giant
aces high
usa #1
IMO and i have voted :D

[Bencoracing]

Here are some of my picks of the best looking trucks of the 80's
USA-1
THUMPER 1
Godzilla
Blue Thunder camaro
Aces High
King Krunch Black Chevy Blazer
Skoal Bandit
Monster Vette
Pony Express
BigFoot
Virgina Giant

[emphummies]

I may be biased but......

Virginia Giant
Virginia Giant
Virginia Giant
Virginia Giant

or um I mean.......

Virginia Giant
Duraliner Giant
Aces High
USA-1

[skytruckerjr]

rollin thunder
aces high
Duraliner giant
virginia giant

[bigtruck11]

I think...(in no particular order)
-Duraliner Giant
-Lon Ranger
-and the original Play'n For Keeps!

[BiteMeStudios]

Round Two wasn't even close. Virginia Giant defeated Stomper 1 by a vote count of 13 to 1. Duraliner Giant defeated Excaliber by a score of 11 to 4. Ace's High stomped on Samson I 13 to 1. USA-1 beat Rollin' Thunder 11 to 4.

Semi-Finals are as follows:

Virginia Giant v. USA-1
Duraliner Giant v. Ace's High

Same voting place, everyone. Thanks for your votes!

[freakshow enterprise]

Super Pete

AM/PM Rocket

AM/PM Boss

Bigfoot 4

Night Life

Gravedigger 2



:)Stephen

[Outlaw]

usa #1 and duraliner giant

[skytruckerjr]

Virgina giant and duraliner giant

[BiteMeStudios]

Ok, I know this is a long time coming, but the final round of my little poll is up. It is Jake Henke's Ace's High (who was the third seed) taking on Everrett Jasmer's USA-1 (who was the fifth seed.) Voting will take place, as usual, over on my website.

[GTScottL]

Monster Vette
Wild Stang
Frankenstein
Krimson Krusher
Taurus (Original)
Cajun King
Clydesdale (Original)

[CIDRA racer]

everything in here plus the Ford Grave Digger and Equalizer-red and No Problem racer and Maddog

[Firehawk85]

my picks in the order I thought of them :p

USA-1

Grave Digger 2

any of the Bigfoot trucks from 89 previous

Dave Marquarts' Excaliber

AM PM Rocket

Barely Tame

Master of Disaster

Ecology Eliminator

Monster Vette before it became a bird poop magnet

Virginia Giant

Samson 1

Krimson Krusher.....the '79 one

Texas Toy

Crimson Giant

that's all I can think of right now