RCCA monster truck shootout May 1988

[Inspector Gadget]

I bought this Mag. New in 1988. It has been my favorite since. I had to share it with everyone

Hope you all like it

[MelvinsArmy]

Oh yeah, I've got that one on my shelf. Half the pages are loose from looking at it so much back in the day. One of my prized possessions for sure.

[highwayracer]

Damn...

Back in the day, I let a friend barrow all of my magazines that had truck reviews including this issue. Those are the only ones that are missing from my RCCA library.

Regards,
highwayracer

[call-911]

I don't see a Grizzly in there!

Man, what a disappointing purchase that was...

[highwayracer]

I don't see a Grizzly in there!

Man, what a disappointing purchase that was...

That's cause Varicom ran out of advertising dollars.

[ROH73]

I don't see a Grizzly in there!

Man, what a disappointing purchase that was...

It sure was. I got mine Christmas of '87. What a POS. My father actually called the president of Varicom (I have no idea how he got the number; he's good with stuff like that ) and complained so much they sent me enough parts to just about build another truck.

All said and done, however, I had a lot of fun running it in snow and mud. I still like the truck and have bought three on eBay in the past two years to do a restoration and have spare parts, as I plan to run it again.

Anyone need a copy of the Big Grizzly manual? I have it scanned in pdf format and could email it.

Robert

[Nicklindimer]

I don't see a Grizzly in there!

Man, what a disappointing purchase that was...

It sure was. I got mine Christmas of '87. What a POS. My father actually called the president of Varicom (I have no idea how he got the number; he's good with stuff like that ) and complained so much they sent me enough parts to just about build another truck.

All said and done, however, I had a lot of fun running it in snow and mud. I still like the truck and have bought three on eBay in the past two years to do a restoration and have spare parts, as I plan to run it again.

Anyone need a copy of the Big Grizzly manual? I have it scanned in pdf format and could email it.

Robert

Don't need a manual. I have the original that came with it the same Christmas, IIRC. Could, however, use more parts & donors... especially the center gearbox. Can't believe the rear output's splines actually stripped-out! Like watching those one-way front hub inserts fail day-1 wasn't bad enough... or watching the bushing in the end-bell cap of the factory motor eventually blow-out! BTW: The included heat sink is a joke!

[Saito]

Even though this thread's a bit old, I'm fairly certain the absence of the Big Grizzly in the shootout was bought up by a reader in the letters column later on. IIRC, RCCA said Varicom couldn't "supply" them with the truck in time for the article.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

As said above I wore that issue out too. I'm pretty sure some of the pages are still stuck together...

[coxbros1]

As said above I wore that issue out too. I'm pretty sure some of the pages are still stuck together...

Lol....that's funny sh*t!....one of my favs too!