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Grave Digger Monster Truck
Grave Digger Monster truck is designed and based on old 1951 Chevy-Panel truck. The owner and driver of Grave Digger monster truck is guy called Dennis Anderson. Engine of the Monster truck is Chevrolet Racing Bow Tie, 540 Cl.Grave Digger monster truck is build in 1981 in Kil Devil Hills, NC.
Grave Digger Monster Truck on the park lot
The history of Grave Digger Monster truck starts in 1981 when Mr. Anderson decides to build his own monster truck . He start using old parts from different scrap yards from old cars and trucks. So for his Grave digger monster truck he used a Chevy engine and chassis of a Ford pickup from 1951.
Grave Digger Monster Truck racing
When the Grave Digger Monster truck was build it was a funny mud-bogger truck and every body start laughed on Dennis Anderson’s face. They call Grave Digger Monster truck old junk near to their new expensive monster trucks.
Grave Digger Monster Truck crashing cars
Dennis Anderson decide to upgrade his Grave Digger Monster truck and prove them that he is the best.He start tuning his parts and make a lot of changes. Grave Digger monster truck get new big block Chevy Engine located on the rear part of the truck.The body of Grave Digger truck was changed with 1951 Ford panel van.
Grave Digger Monster Truck side view picture
How Grave Digger Monster truck became a Famous? In 1984 in one of the events the truck that supposed to crash the cars wasn’t there, so Dennis Anderson offer the promoters to do this job.When Grave Digger truck crashed the cars, the crowed starts call him ‘The Wild Guy” and his career in Monster Truck get started.
Grave Digger Modified Monster Truck
The story of Grave Digger Monster truck body paint. In 1985 Dennis Anderson was talking with Fred Bumann a famous auto painter. The discussion of the body paint job was simple-Dennis doesn’t like the idea for black truck painted with green flames.Fred offer the owner of Grave Digger to give him 18 hours to do the paint job and if he still doesn’t like it he will change it. After 18 hours when Dennis saw his Grave Digger Monster truck he fell in love with it.
Grave Digger Monster Truck on race event
A few years later Dennis found that he need more speed for his Grave Digger Monster truck, so he decide to change with fiberglass body. A fiberglass company from Tennessee made a new light-weight body for Grave Digger monster truck. The new monster truck of Grave Digger trucks where born.
