If you’re going to go big, actually go big. Don’t just bolt on large tires to a pickup truck, go get a medium-duty and proudly prove to everyone around that you aren’t screwing around. This 1989 Ford C8000 is the kind of truck you should be looking for if that’s the case…just look at how bad it dwarfs that Dodge Ram. The Dodge isn’t a little Tinkerbell of a truck, either, which makes the comparison all the better. Leather? Sound system? HA! You’ll be lucky if you can still feel your ass after driving this beast for a couple of hours, let alone in any comfort, but you can drag half of your neighborhood…houses, cars, and whatever else you damn well feel like dragging…along with your just because.
It’s hard to look at this C8000 and believe that it was built so close to the 1990s. That’s because the shape of the truck was penned in 1957 and pretty much stayed the same until production ended in 1990. That’s why the view from behind the seat is…well, let’s just call it what it is: fear-inducing. The crumple zone on a C-series starts right about where your kneecaps are and goes in from there. But between the massive ride height and the 16,000 pound-rated Marmon-Herrington axles, the likelihood that you’ll be in such a collision will only apply if you drive directly into the side of a two-story building. This Ford will run over just about any and everything else.
With a bed raided from a military LMTV and a Caterpillar 3208 providing forward momentum, this is the kind of awesome that gives Lohnes a flushed feeling. How about you…do ya like ’em big? Then hit the link below!
eBay Link: 1989 Ford C8000 Marmon-Herrington conversion
(Courtesy: Bring A Trailer)
D’oh – anything with a Chevy badge on it….
The pair of Smart cars I pass every morning on my way to work.