Lil' Bear Foot (also known as Bear Foot 2) was a 1982 Chevrolet S-10 monster truck built by Fred Shafer. He owned the truck until selling it to Barry Packard in 1987, and ran the name until 1992 when he converted it into Witch Doctor.
History[]
Lil' Bear Foot was the second Bear Foot chronologically and is considered one of the first team trucks outside of Bigfoot 2. Being built shortly after the first truck was converted into Taurus I, after Shafer and Willman's business partnership ended.
In 1984, Jack Willman would drive the truck in Lexington.
In March 1987, the truck was sold to Barry Packard who was allowed to run the Bear Foot name until Fred went to Dodge in 1992. Barry later lengthened the frame and would turn it into Witch Doctor before selling it to the Schmidt brothers, who later would it to Jeff Bursey who ran the chassis until parting it out.
Trivia[]
- Lil Bear Foot is best known for being the second truck to have a rollover while being driven by mud racer Paula Harbuck. It was also featured alongside Bear Foot in Knight Rider, and as Big Jake in Steel Collared Man.
- One of the doors now sits in the International Monster Truck Hall of Fame.
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