When we look at the history of the Monster Truck known as Big Foot, we are really looking at the history of Monster Trucks as a whole. The story goes like this; Bob Chandler had a 4X4 work truck that he kept breaking.

The original Big Foot was an F-250 4X4 and Bob used it in his job as a construction contractor and for family off road fun on the weekends. Through the course of constantly fixing his truck Bob discovered that there was no truck shop in the Mid West where he could get parts and service. Being a smart businessman he recognized a whole in the market and founded Midwest Four Wheel Drive & Performance Center with his wife Marilyn and Jim Kramer.

The Bigfoot truck was originally just a promotion tool of the company, and its first appearance was at a car show in Denver in 1979. http://www.bigfoot4x4.com/history1.html Stadium shows, tractor pulls and the like soon followed.

In 1981 Bob decided to see if his truck could drive over a few junk cars, upon successful completion of the first car crunch a new sports had been born. In 1983 he picked up a sponsorship package from Ford Motor Company, and by the lat 1980’s the car crush had become passé and the next logical evolution of this sports was born, why not race the trucks. This of course would be followed by the next evolution in the sport of Monster Trucks exhibition, the freestyle events.

Starting in 1990 with Bigfoot #8, and Bigfoot #4, the Bigfoot trucks have won 25 World Titles. In all some 17 different Big Foot models have been created by Bob and his team, and they have compiled an impressive list of Monster Truck first, including:

•The first ever Monster Truck built in 1975

•It was the first Monster Truck to appear at the SEMA event in Las Vegas

•A Bigfoot truck has appeared at the SEMA show every year since the late 1970’s

•Big Foot was the first Monster Truck to use rear steering

•In 1981 Big Foot became the first Monster Truck to drive over junk cars

•In 1991 Big Foot #4 (Snakebite) became the first monster truck to feature a character body style

•In 1993 Big Foot #6 became the first Monster Truck to jump 13 cars, at an event in Indianapolis, Indiana

•In 1988 Big Foot #7 becomes the first Monster Truck built for a movie. Hat movie was Road House staring Patrick Swaze.

•1989 Bigfoot #10 becomes the first monster truck created using Computer aided design, and to feature patented construction technology.

•In 1993-94 Big Foot #11, driven by Andy Bass, becomes the first Monster Truck to win back to back Championships.

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