![]() ![]() Soon, that old truck gave way to a new vehicle, an old Ford Panel Wagon that was painted silver and powder blue. Not one to back down, Anderson came back, telling them, "I'll take this old junk and dig you a grave." He then simply stenciled in Grave Digger on the doors, and thus the craze was born. He would take the truck to a local mud bog and the other competitors simply laughed, calling it a piece of old junk. The truck was old with faded red paint but still had a lot of power. ![]() He had an old pickup that he build from scrap yard parts. Back in 1982, Dennis Anderson started his eventual phenomenon. To the fans, it's known as the "Black and Green Wrecking Machine." Once George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" hits the airwaves, everyone in the arena knows what's coming. A ghost in purple sits behind the window, as if it's peering over the tombstones. A haunted house in the distance stands alone in front of a full moon. The sides have a graveyard, tombstones signifying the trucks that have been defeated. In the world of monster trucks, everyone unquestionably recognizes one vehicle: a black 1950 Chevrolet Panel Truck that bears green flames across the hood, red headlights that look like eyes. Formula 1 has the bright red Ferrari of Michael Schumacher. Drag racing has the Castrol funny car of John Force. Every motorsport has that one iconic vehicle the fans instantly recognize. ![]()
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