Fridge-breathing dragon
A Super Duty Monster Truck, named Red Dragon, will be scaring the UK's children but has an icy blast.
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Red Dragon fires a scooter Image: Top Gear Live |
The unique 1308bhp Ford 350 vehicle is the brainchild of European Monster Truck Champion, Rob Williams, and requires two 50-tonne crane axles to transfer the enormous power from the 9.5 litre Chevrolet engine to the truck's 6ft 4in (1.95m) wheels.
With a fibre glass body, the truck stands a total of 11ft (3.35m) high, and is highly unlikely to pass any European or international fuel standards with consumption of methanol measured in yards, rather than miles, per gallon.
But Red Dragon isn't only about horsepower; nor does it just breath fire from its exhausts. It has a chilling, yet practical, purpose: if the ability to fire a 1400 pound (650kg) refrigerator 80 yards (73m) from its rear-mounted air cannon can be considered practical. The monster is also known to fire motor scooters a considerable distance (without rider).
Red Dragon is set to appear at a roadshow in Birmingham, UK for the popular TV motoring programme Top Gear in November this year.
