Virginia Beach Beast
Monster Truck
Virginia Beach Beast
Monster Truck
Links & Information
Owner
William Townes
Driver
William Townes
Style
Chevrolet Blazer body, a 1942 M4 Tank Retriever Base
Engine
454cubic inch supercharged engine
Home city
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Year created
1987
OWNER: William Townes of Norfolk, Virginia
VEHICLE: 1977 Chevy Blazer TANK: M-4 personnel carrier from WWII ENGINE: blown 454 cu.in. Chevy CARBURETION: 2 Predators atop a 6-71 blower HORSEPOWER: 1,000 TRANSMISSION:TH400 and the stock one from the M-4 RUNNING GEAR: gear box from the M-4 and rubber padded tracks HEIGHT: 10 feet WEIGHT: 21,000 lbs RECORDS: 1st tank monster built. 1st and 2nd tank roll-over
HISTORY: William was in the process of building a monster truck when he
saw a cartoon in a 1984 OFF-Road magazine. The toon showed a truck body on a
full tank. The turrit was still on the tank. William decided to look for a tank.
When he found one, he sold his monster tires, and military axles, to build the
Beast. Since then the demand has forced him to build several identical Beasts to
keep up.
This was the first monster truck tank to be built. Many more
later followed. William got the idea for his creation after seeing a cartoon in
a four wheel drive magazine, which showed a truck body with a gun, on a tank
tracks. So he decided to build himself one, without the gun though. The tank
tracks are from a M4 Tank Retriever, which was used in world war 2. The truck can
drive over cars at peculiar angles, which leave the spectators thinking that
the tank will tip over at any minute, but the Virginia Beach Beast is so bottom
heavy, that it can be really slung about over the cars, with no fear of tipping
over.
2007 All Breeds Jeep Show, York PA
- Bigger and Better than Ever, the 12th annual All
Breeds Jeep Show in York PA proved to be the
best yet in it's 12 years with an incredible
number of Jeeps, vendors, activities, and action
on the course. Enough to get any Jeep
fanatic's blood pumping.
The show was July 21, 22, 2007 Saturday & Sunday
and took place at the York Expo Center - York, PA.
Scenes from the Event.
Dave Leasure's
Twisted Willys
As we watched this beast crawl up the RTI Ramp, observed the pivot point just behind the cab of the
truck as it worked it's extra flex into a great score for a 118 inch wheelbase
vehicle, we knew we would have to do a page on
this beast.
Northern
Exposure
"Sticks and Stones may break my Jeep but mud is
always funner".
Mountain 4 Wheeling offroad at the peak of the fall
season. A weekend in the northeastern
Appalachian Mountains.
All
Breeds Jeep Show Coverage The 10 Annual PA Jeeps Jeep Show in
York PA is something for the Jeep Fan to See.
A Jeep Exclusive Show-n-Shine, Trail Readiness
Event.
