Blown Thunder was a Chevrolet Silverado, GMC & Dodge Ram monster truck originally owned and driven by Doug Cole out of Georgia from 1996-2003. The truck was formerly Wayne Smozanek's Tropical Thunder. After Doug retired in 2003, he sold the truck overseas to Trevor Stimson out of Suffolk, England and Stimson campaigned it under his company, Extreme Machines. The original Chevrolet grille was destroyed in its debut U.K. Season and was replaced by the GMC one seen in most photos. This version retired in 2005 and was sold on again to the Big Pete team in England and became Grim Reaper, which still runs to this day.
Beginning in 2006, Stimson began construction on a new Blown Thunder truck, which was formerly the cancelled Twisted Attitude truck, running a Dodge Ram body. The Dodge Ram Blown Thunder debuted at the 2006 Monster Jam Arnhem event. This version of Blown Thunder was short-lived however, and Stimson sold the truck once more to Viking Monster Trucks of Sweden where it would become Thor in 2007. Though the truck has been long retired, Trevor's son, Scott Stimson, has said that his father has plans to bring the truck back in the future.
Trivia[]
- Blown Thunder appeared in an episode of Top Gear, where Trevor Stimson had to teach a Nun how to drive the truck.
- It was one of very few trucks to have a pink chassis. Other trucks to have a pink chassis were Eradicator/Muddy Girl Camo & Wayne Smozanek's Tropical Thunder.
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