These photos come from monster truck owner and driver Marvin Smith. Marvin owned and drove Crimson Giant, Stomper II & Wild Hair. We want to thank Marvin for sharing some of the photos of his trucks. All photos are copyright to their respective contributors and are used with permission by IMTM.
Category: Photo Collections
5th Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Photo Gallery
The 5th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was a success and we would like to thank everyone for attending. Your support is what makes all of this possible. We hope you enjoy these photos from welcoming some more greats of the industry into the Hall of Fame: Gene Patterson, Alan Tura, David Morris, and …
3rd Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Photo Gallery
The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame would like to thank everyone for joining us during the 3rd Annual Induction Ceremony and Reunion. We were able to welcome five more legends into the Hall of Fame including: Allen Pezo, Dan Patrick, Scott Stephens, Gary Porter, and Army Armstrong. Thank you to all of …
Photos: King Kong 2.0 Project
The photos in this collection are from, the 2011 Hall of Fame inductee and King Kong legend, Jeff Dane. The King Kong project is well under way and looking awesome. The King Kong truck will be replicating the maroon version of the earlier King Kong truck. Many thanks to Jeff Dane for all of his …
Photos: The Jeff Bates Collection
The photos in this collection come to us from a man named Jeff Bates. We could tell you about him, but he does it much better on his own. Here is his story, in his own words: “I have really enjoyed looking over the IMTM site, especially the old stuff. Maybe cause I am getting …
2nd Annual IMTM Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Photo Gallery
(Auburn, Indiana – IMTM PR) – The International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame would like to thank everyone who attended our 2nd Annual Induction Ceremony & Reunion this past weekend in Auburn, Indiana. It was a great weekend as we celebrated the history of monster trucks and enshrined 5 legends of the sport …
Photos: The Gene Patterson Collection
The photos in this collection come to us from the legendary Gene Patterson, who has worked many years in monster trucks. Gene started out in the mid-80’s working with Jon & Bob Breen and continued on to become a very well known BIGFOOT team driver. Gene was kind enough to send us some great photos …
Photos: The Russ Gearhart Collection
The photos in this collection were donated by Russ Gearhart, former owner/driver of the Mud Hog monster truck. Be sure to check our Gearhart Engineering online at http://www.gearharteng.com. Many thanks to Russ for allowing us to use these photos as part of the IMTM history preservation project! All photos are copyright to their respective contributors …
Photos: The Fil Tristan Collection
Fil Tristan of (Moline, IL) is a retired ALCOA maintenance worker of 30 years. Fil has travelled to a number of monster truck events from the very beginning. His first event was at Union Grove Wisconsin in 1982, and he was hooked. Fil is also the owner of a beautiful 1979 Monster Truck known as TITAN, which …
Photos: The Matt Ison Collection
Matt Ison from Lake Charles LA. has been a die hard monster truck fan since the mid 1980’s. Matt attended many monster truck shows in the southern Louisiana area. He grew up in the same area as Mart Williams of Southern Sunshine and Cajun King fame. For years Matt had tried to locate these local …
Photos: The George Carpenter Collection
The photos in this collection were acquired by legendary monster truck figure George Carpenter over his many years in the industry. George’s entire collection was purchased by Ross Z. Bonar of TheMonsterBlog.com in 2010 and is the first to be digitized as part of the IMTM history preservation project. Enjoy the photos! UPDATED 1/12/12 – …
Photos: The Mike Krieger Collection
This photo collection is from IMTM & HOF representive Mike Krieger from London, Ontario Canada. Mike discovered a interested in Monster Trucks in 1984 and started attenting shows in 1985. Here are some photos from his personal collection. Enjoy! All photos are copyright to their respective contributors and are used with permission by IMTM.