built around 1977-1978 & is based on a Ford LNT 7000 "Louisville" prime mover, it was powered by an ex-RAAF Rolls-Royce Avon mk1 jet engine taken from a Camberra Bomber
It was built to race against Tyrone Malone's Super Boss, the worlds fastest truck at the time, that was touring Australia.
I remember going to see that back in the mid 80s at Willowbank Dragway during the winter nationals. My favorite though was the Bandag Bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mB8Fj-ZO2Q&ab_channel=ScottysGarage. I ddi my trade painting trucks and buses fairly close to where it was built and they'd test it up and down the street. It is making a return this year https://www.trucksales.com.au/editorial/details/the-bullet-returns-122434/
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