Advance Auto Parts Metal Monster was a Ford monster truck owned by Clear Channel Entertainment that appeared in the 2004-2006 Monster Jam World Finals Party in the Pits (the body was also seen by itself in the 2007 Party in the Pits). A Clear Channel driver would sign autographs next to it during the pit party and drive it in the truck parade. This truck never competed. The truck, spiritually, continued on after 2007, with Advance Auto Parts sponsoring El Toro Loco at both the 2008 and 2009 World Finals, continuing the trend of an Advance Auto Parts truck at the World Finals. This in turn, eventually culminated into the true successor to the truck, the Advance Auto Parts Grinder, which debuted in late 2009, and competed until 2013.
History[]
- 2004- The truck made its official debut at the Monster Jam World Finals 5 pit party, displaying on Lonny Childress' High Roller chassis. Later that night, the chassis had the Metal Monster body taken off, and replaced with a Blue Thunder body, which ran in the encore under Tony Farrell. This chassis went on to become Bulldozer in 2005.
- 2005- The Advance Auto Parts Metal Monster returned the next year at the Monster Jam World Finals 6, running on the same chassis (Although at this point, it was running as Jason Childress' Bulldozer). While used as a display truck for the pit party, it was also used as a truck for the V.I.P. Driving Experience alongside Inferno, where Wendy Delaro and Mike Paris, both representatives from Advance Auto Parts, were given the opportunity to drive them in an exhibition setting. The Advance Auto Parts Metal Monster was also brought into the stadium for an exhibition pass during the practice passes for the event. After this event, it ran as Bulldozer for a few shows, before being converted into the first Taz truck.
- 2006- The truck returned in 2006, this time being run on Bryan Winston/Bobby Zee's Monster Mutt chassis (which had also run as Hot Wheels earlier in the season). The truck had a quiet appearance this year, being used in the pit party, with Bryan Winston acting as the driver signing autographs.
- 2007- The Advance Auto Parts Metal Monster made its final appearance in 2007, with the body being laid out in front of the truck for the pit party, so that the truck's internals could be looked at.
Gallery[]
Circa 2004 on Blue Thunder's original chassis.