Bob Chandler’s Bigfoot is one of the most famous vehicles in history of any kind, one that helped create the monster truck phenomenon as we know it. Thus, it’s no surprise that The Blue Oval created its own tribute version with the Ford F-150 Bigfoot Cruiser, a special package that was also offered on certain other models, but via a conversion completed not by FoMoCo – rather, it was outsourced to a company called Scherer Truck Equipment. Unfortunately, some of the modifications present on the Bigfoot Cruiser led to a recall and a buyback, meaning that they’re quite rare today – which also makes this 1987 Ford F-150 Bigfoot Cruiser all the more special.
This 1987 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Bigfoot Cruiser is currently up for auction at Bring a Trailer, though it isn’t exactly in pristine condition. Rather, its Dark Shadow Blue Metallic paint and Bigfoot graphics are faded in many areas, with surface rust taking over in some spots. There’s also some pitting on the lights and roll bar, a few dents on the rear bumper, and a few dings near the right-rear taillight, but given the fact that only a few hundred of these trucks were reportedly built – and it’s unclear how many are still around – it’s still a desirable rig, regardless.
The interior is at least in pretty solid shape with clean Regatta Blue cloth – save for a hole in the driver’s side of the bench seat – along with woodgrain trim, a fold-down center console, air conditioning, an AM/FM/cassette stereo with a digital clock, and power windows and locks. Power comes from the Ford 302 cubic-inch V8, which was factory-rated to generate 185 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque and is mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
Today, no one really knows how many Bigfoot Cruisers still exist. Ford’s recall noted that there were 360 F-150 and F-250 pickups, plus 200 Rangers fitted with the package, but collectors believe that only 300 were purchased by customers in total. Ford has also stated that 660 trucks were modified prior to the recall. Regardless, that only makes surviving examples like this a bit more desirable – and potentially quite valuable.
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