Is Bob Chandler Bigfoot?

Bigfoot is a monster truck. The original Bigfoot began as a 1974 Ford F-250 pickup that was modified by its owner Bob Chandler beginning in 1975. By 1979, the modifications were so extensive, the truck came to be regarded as the first monster truck….Bigfoot (truck)

Is Bob Chandler alive?

Deceased (1949–1995)
Bob Chandler/Living or Deceased

Is Bigfoot truck still around?

Chandler still has Bigfoot VIII touring the United States, however the truck has retired from racing. It is now mostly used for displays and special events, but is still recognized as the first modern-day monster truck.

Who owns Bigfoot now?

Bob Chandler

How did Bob Chandler come up with the name Bigfoot?

Bob George was the announcer. I came into that show—I had military axles and 48-inch tires on the truck. He started calling Bigfoot a ‘monster truck.’” The blue behemoth yanking a sled over dirt, then cascading over a stack of smashed cars effortlessly, is a testament to precision engineering.

Why did Bob Chandler make the monster truck?

Because of the growing popularity of BIGFOOT, Chandler cloned BIGFOOT in 1983 to try to meet the demand! In addition, inspired by the success of BIGFOOT, numerous imitators came forth and the “monster truck” name was coined. An industry was born.

Who was the first person to drive a monster truck?

Bob Chandler with the first original monster truck, Bigfoot #1, performing the first car crush ever. BIGFOOT’s Bob Chandler has the most unrivaled—and American—story of all American Dream success stories: He turned kicking it with his friends and family into his profession, and invented a completely new motorsport in the meantime.

When was the first bigfoot monster truck built?

The first of these trucks was BIGFOOT #8, built in 1989, which became the 1990 World Champion. In 1992, Chandler became the first to utilize the team approach to racing, and BIGFOOT #10 and Snake Bite (BIGFOOT #9) raced to a One-Two finish in points.