Bob Chandler

Bob Chandler

Creator


Big Foot

St. Louis, MO USA


I never sat down and thought, 'I'm going to build a monster truck.' It just happened.

Videos

By Roadtrip Nation

Bob Chandler

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Started a small four-wheel drive shop.
Was always improving his own truck, showing it off, racing it.
Kept breaking things, kept putting, bigger heavier components on the truck.
"Vicious cycle": he'd put on a bigger axle, need a bigger engine, put on bigger tires, need a bigger axle, etc.
After four or five of these "resizings," had the first ever "monster truck" on his hands: Bigfoot.
Decided to drive Bigfoot over a couple of old cars for fun, filmed it with a VHS camera.
Motorsports promoter saw the footage, convinced Bob to crush cars for a live audience.
Was convinced Bigfoot's popularity wouldn't last, resolved to go to every show and competition he could-made a huge difference in the long run.
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Career

Creator

I designed and built Bigfoot, the original monster truck and created a new motorsports phenomenon.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Action Sports
Engineering
Building Things

Interviewed By

Gillette - Peoria

Gillette - Peoria

The Northern route team stops in Wyoming to meet with Lisa Eckert, superintendent of Devil's Tower National Monument. Meanwhile in Minneapolis, the Central route team visits Terrence Payne, artist and founder of Rosalux Gallery. The Northern route team heads off to Kansas City, home of the monster truck, to interview Bob Chandler, creator of Bigfoot. The Central route team continues on to Peoria, Illinois to interview Mary Bell, VP of Logistics for Caterpillar.