I can't believe you didn't give an honourable mention to Air Force Afterburner!

@marcosluis201

Жыл бұрын

You know, I’m more of a fan of Sponsor Trucks.

@NXT_LVL

Жыл бұрын

Technically "an Escalade" was AFA years later.. it ran in tandem with Monster Energy truck (which became Mohawk warrior)

@America_Forever_Task_Force_145

Жыл бұрын

YES

@isbryanflyingordying2202

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I know I love that truck

@thereturnofharlem9030

Жыл бұрын

I got some signed stuff by Monster Energy team

Backwards Bob would be cool in today’s monster jam with drivers doing nose wheelies in 2-wheel skills and see it looking right side up because of how the truck drives

@englasolis6439

Жыл бұрын

I like backwards bob it just goid

@AmandaSmith-yz5hj

Ай бұрын

Technically, whenever Backwards Bob does a backflip, it does a frontflip

A lot of this footage made me really nostalgic for the Advance Auto Parts title sponsorship era. Path Of Destruction video game will always be a perfect time capsule of it, Grinder and all ❤

@whoasked9500

Жыл бұрын

yeah for me that era and the original Monster Jam era before it gave me a ton of great memories

@Ghostmanetx

Жыл бұрын

Too bad we will never see that era again. Monster Jam is a sell out and now all they have is the same dirt ramps and barely any crush cars.

@Chetes020

Жыл бұрын

Dude I started working at Advance Auto Parts right around that time when they had that sponsorship at Monster Jam, one of my duties was to put out a big blow up Grinder Truck on our Lawn in front of the store. It was a pain to fold it back at the end of the day, but it was all worth when the kids would drag their parents into the store just to see the Grinder and take Selfies with it.

I feel like Lucas oil crusader should have been on this list. It drove for almost 10 years

@J-doeseditsandotherstuff

Жыл бұрын

Yea

@goosegaming2460

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. But it got replaced by lucas stabilizer

@Duval-In-The-Wall

11 ай бұрын

Wait that’s retired? Man, even Linsey Weenk is gone ☹️

@nathanrossiter122

4 ай бұрын

Dude I haven’t went to monster jam in 4 years but I always remebered the Lucas oil crusader bc I went to Lucas oil stadium he was always there this makes sense now damn loved that one

@Guillermogonzalaz

3 ай бұрын

When did he come out again? 2013

Bull Dozer, yes... though its cousin, El Toro is still running. Same molds different color, so technically not retired. Predator/Reptoid predate Bulldozer in the "3D" body style because they were based off of Snakebite that ran with the Bigfoot team and were still under USHRA "Superbowl of Motorsports" and Feld's Monster Jam didn't exist. This is when you could see Grave Digger, Bigfoot, Bearfoot, Carolina Crusher (Red/Yellow scheme) Gunslinger, Snakebite, Monster Patrol, Black Stallion all compete before all the BS that lead up to Feld's Monster Jam that turned it into a cash cow rather than a old school family event. (Back when the pit access was FREE and you could buy your tickets at NAPA instead of Ticketdisaster)

@imperialmodelworks8473

Жыл бұрын

How is bulldozer "technically not retired"? The body and chassis are not ran anymore. Hence it's retired.

@DustinGoatPoirier

Жыл бұрын

Monster Jam is infinitely better than whatever the hell superbowl of motorsports was supposed to be.

@MrDRVRSnipes

Жыл бұрын

Man reading through that list of trucks REALLY brought back memories from my childhood. Thank you!

@KingJT80

Жыл бұрын

you kow which truck predates all 3d trucks? dan patrick in SAMSON! who could forget those two big arms?! and his chassis was one of the original modern chassis that bigfoot racer used when it got banned for a whole season

@cowboyd5673

Жыл бұрын

Just saw Mike Harper’s Monster Truck Wars, with Outlaw, Sheriff, Equalizer, and Shark Attack. Word is Sheriff is going to be retired next year and replaced by a new truck, I’m now thinking it’s going to be Bulldozer.

An escallade honestly was the most bizarre one to kid me. I remember seeing it roar along the arena in San Antonio when I was a kid one summer night. No name fixed to it, no tampographing like the other, just a Cadillac body with spinners. Bulldozer though always bewildered me when it disappeared from merch. Had me asking "What happened to Bulldozer?"

@ZerotheWanderer

3 ай бұрын

"An Escalade" did fit the times though, midnight club, rap got big, it was all about big cars, big wheels, and said big wheels having spinners.

The memories of these trucks are so nostalgic. Honestly IMO, The El Diablo Monster truck will always be my favorite retired truck

I can't lie, I miss Bulldozer very much. I grew up watching Grave Digger, Goldberg/Team Meents/ Max D and Bulldozer

And while these are independents, Prowler, Pouncer, and Predator would be cool to see come back. Along with Snake Bite and Reptoid. And the obscure truck called Towasaurus Wrecks. had a calendar as a kid with that truck on it that I didn't even know existed at the time. If I sat long enough I'm sure i could come up with a bunch more trucks that I've forgotten about over the years, too

@MonsterTrucksDMV

9 ай бұрын

None of those trucks are retired. They still run, but mainly in smaller independent shows.

Monster Patrol and Snakebite are etched into my memories from childhood.

@davilyanez3743

Жыл бұрын

Samson is also in my memory

i'll miss you, Grave Digger The Legend...

@danielbenison1672

Жыл бұрын

It was my favorite truck in monster jam and I'm sad they retired it.

@jordanpalomares1665

Жыл бұрын

He still retired but he is only used for encores

@danielbenison1672

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanpalomares1665 oh. Thanks

@jovitagranados5955

Жыл бұрын

Sad

@tanishsolanki7786

Жыл бұрын

Me to

Gravedigger, Bigfoot, and Snake Bite were definitely my favorites!!!

@therealigetbuckets

Жыл бұрын

Same

@neubauerjoseph

Жыл бұрын

What about awesome kong 2 , or rolling thunder?

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

All of the trucks you guys mentioned are not retired.

@crazydrummer181

2 ай бұрын

I loved Monster Patrol and Carolina Crusher!

@sambeezy007

Ай бұрын

I had the Bigfoot toy and my brother had Snake Bite. Good ol days. Monster Patrol and Grave Digger were who I was always hyped up to see because of my dad

We need a history review on bulldozer and it’s drivers. Would love to see that video

@theunhingedgamer3762

Жыл бұрын

Guy Wood debuted the truck first and had next to no success with it at all and the only real time it saw any success was when Tom Meents drove the truck in 1999 after that Tom passed the truck and it was flip flopped between Rob Knell and Eldon Depeu (butchered both last names most likely sorry lol) and Guy Wood didn't return with the truck until before WF3 and then I believe it disappeared for a good while until Chuck Werner brought it out of retirement to keep things short while I agree there should be a video review of the drivers it's kind of pointless given there really weren't that many and as said the only real success the truck had was when Tom drove it in 1999

@AFellowDoktuh

Жыл бұрын

@@theunhingedgamer3762 It saw some good shows after Tom moved over to Goldberg. If it wasn't as good as you're making it out to be then it wouldn't be as popular as it is even today.

I never forget the very short-lived Safe Auto Minimizer. Its one world finals run lasted longer than the truck’s lifespan lol Prowler and Brutus are others I liked

@Duval-In-The-Wall

11 ай бұрын

Every driver has one truck they are associated with Marc McDonaldo and Safe Auto were that combination, before he drove El Toro

An Escalade got me into Monster Trucks. I was amazed when I first saw it lol.

This video is making me feel old. I haven’t kept up with monster jam in a while, and all the trucks I remember seeing a decade or even 2 decades ago are retired and I didn’t even know it lol.

Both really amazing trucks and I'm sad to see them leave

I really love Grave Digger The Legend. It's such a beautiful monster truck ever. Dennis said that the blue and gray paint job costs $600 back in 1983. Which in current inflation, that's $1,784.80

@stevenlaxton3618

2 ай бұрын

And in reality nowadays for it to be a decent paint job you could move that decimal over to read $17848.00 😂

I never knew about the Escalade, but a Cadillac Escalade monster truck with spinners and neon lights is so perfectly 2005 it almost hurts lol I graduated high school in 2005 and this truck makes way too much sense given the time frame

The days of AAP Grinder and path of destruction coming out were my peak years as a monster jam fan. Always loved the paint scheme and how stylish it was. Been a long time since I’ve watched monster jam but man is this making me miss my childhood. Still have a box full of the hot wheels trucks under my bed at home, and some of them when the chassis were still metal

I miss so many of these trucks, 2 I feel you should have also mentioned were madusa and US air force afterburner

GDTL, Bulldozer, the OG blue thunder, and TMNT were the best ones

My list would have been 10. Superman 9. Captains Curse 8. VP Racing Fuels Mad Scientist 7. Bulldozer 6. Team Hot Wheels Firestorm 5. Backwards Bob 4. Lucas Oil Crusader 3. Grave Digger The Legend 2. Advanced Auto Parts Grinder 1. Monster Energy

Those songs you put in the background bring me back a lot of memories of playing the monster jam games.

Hi Jackson! Captain’s Curse debuted at WF8, the same event where Pablo Huffaker won the freestyle championship. The latter was inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise

Yes! Its so fun waiting for these priemires

I’d never thought any KZread would use music from the monster jam games; Urban Assault and Path Of Destruction. Wow. Like a dream come true…

I loved Backwards Bob, it was an awesome truck to watch!!!

technically Captain's Curse isn't its own truck on the grounds of Pablo actually debuted it at one of the WF shows and retired Blacksmith which technically makes it 1 truck and not 2 as it's Blacksmith only with a different name and paint scheme with the same chassis same thing goes for Team Meents/Goldberg the chassis wasn't changed but the paint scheme of the body was so it's still one truck technically and not 2

@monsterjamin24-79

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but they are still 2 separate identities. By that logic, Lupe Soza’s Grinder and El Toro Loco are the same truck because they both ran on the same chassis.

@imperialmodelworks8473

Жыл бұрын

@@monsterjamin24-79 finally someone with some common sense lol

Grave Digger will always be my favorite monster truck, but an Escalade will always be in my top 5.

When I was younger I fell in love with monster trucks. I would watch on tv, get merch, etc. my favorite truck was the grave digger trucks. So much so that I have like 5 of the grave digger toy trucks. Like 10 years later I met Dennis Anderson at a local car show. Cool experience to meet the first person I had idolized when I was young!

I had a bunch of the diecast trucks before they started maken them all plastic like 2009 to like 11 when the body’s where metal and they had like detailed tub chassis and bulldozer was my absolute favorite truck out there along with blacksmith and blue thunder this video took me back to the good days

Great video, some of my favorite retired trucks are little tiger, monster patrol, boogey van, reptoid, backwards Bob, bear foot, Samson, Taurus,

@vonbuzz9009

Жыл бұрын

I painted the first 3 versions of little tiger for the owner ,, after i painted his street truck, and he liked it a lot , he was really good with long wheelies !

Monster Jam is missing so much nowadays man Look at this list 1. The old Maximum Destruction 2. Blue Thunder 3. Grindr 4. Pastrana 199 5. Captain’s Curse 6. The US Air Force Afterburner 7. Black Stallion 8. Destroyer 9. King Krunch 10. Escalade 11. Team Hotwheels Firestorm 12. Northern Nightmare 13. Safe Auto Minimizer 14. Bounty Hunter (the classic) 15. Grave Digger the Legend 16. AmsOil Shock Therapy 17. Madusa 18. Mopar Magic 19. Backdraft 20. Nitro Circus All that’s left is multiple Grave Diggers, El Toro, the Mutts, random stuff like sharks and dragons I swear there’s like 4-5 non Digger/Animal-theme trucks

Man what a cool video. I've been to all the Monster jams in Las Vegas cense 2003.

I remember that one year that it wasn't mostly MD and Gravedigger wins. I miss Madusa and Bounty Hunter. I haven't seen Monster Jam in years though.

@Duval-In-The-Wall

11 ай бұрын

Bounty Hunter was such an iconic truck, Jim Creten running his own team

@MonsterTrucksDMV

6 ай бұрын

Jimmy Creten still drives Bounty Hunter currently.

I think it would be awesome to bring back GDTL for Weston Anderson to drive.

@harveylong5878

Жыл бұрын

they should bring back Grandma GD for Adam, put Ryan in GD LT. keep Weston and Christine in regular GDs

@jordigerards

Жыл бұрын

I feel like all the andersons should have the older body styles as we have seen the og red pickup in encores too

@justinacosta3907

Жыл бұрын

Monster

@justinacosta3907

Жыл бұрын

MonsterJarmin24-7 •

@justinacosta3907

Жыл бұрын

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I’ve been to a Monster Jam show all the way back in 2009 or 2010. When they came to Philadelphia. Gives good old memories! Though it’s a shame Backwards Bob hasn’t came back yet. Most memorable due to looking like he’s driving backwards and the design of the truck is eye catching. Also here are some honorable mentions that I’m surprised you didn’t put in the video: Buckshot Hot Wheels 2Xtreme Backdraft Bear Foot

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

Buckshot and Hot Wheels are the only retired trucks in that list, and Hot Wheels was apart the honorable mentions. Backdraft and Bear Foot still compete today, and 2xtreme racing operates their own independent monster truck tour which they compete in currently. Oh, and about Buckshot, it probably doesn’t deserve any spot on any list of best retired trucks. If you don’t remember why it was retired in the first place, google the drivers’ name.

One of my favs are Air Force afterburner and safe auto minimizer

@the_cameron_9785

Жыл бұрын

same I missed these two the most

@lennymarroquin

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@lennymarroquin

Жыл бұрын

I saw Air Force afterburner twice in Arlington when I little.

@bryanlenihan5012

Жыл бұрын

I miss Damon Bradshaw

@the_cameron_9785

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanlenihan5012 we all do

I remember seeing the Escalade in Salinas California and met the driver with my grandma and grandpa as a kid and got the signatures from him and many others like Tom Meents or Meentz so many great memories.

I loved Backwards Bob and Mike Wine driving it.

Oh gosh I just remembered the thing I remember seeing that in Minneapolis when I was a kid and yes bull dozer was my favorite truck I remember on the gameboy monster truck game I’d always play bull dozer, grave digger and backwards bob

Good picks. Personally, I'm kind of partial to Iron Man, Wolverine, Superman, Inferno, and Hot Wheels, but hey, to each their own.

Eradicator with Andy Slifko was one of my favorites when I was a kid. But the Dodge Durango Body!

That image in the thumbnail of Bulldozer with vertical horns is cursed imagery And El Toro Loco had them once too, which looked equally cursed

The goldberg truck got me into monster trucks still one of my all time favorites

One of the most shocking retirement is monster energy its like just yesterday it debuted.

Idk if it meets critical but I remember loving blue thunder when I was younger. Had a couple of toys/die casts

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

Blue Thunder isn’t retired.

I mis Grave Digger the Legend. I remember meeting Adam at the Sprint now T-Mobile Center in Kansas for a non televised arena show. Me and twin brother got to meet him, and we were both so excited. Nicest driver you'll ever meet. after that event he became my second favorite driver behind Jimmy Createn. I can't find the pic we took with him but i do have a pic of me and my brother with John Zimmer when he drove Grave Digger at the same show.

Great video I’ll always miss Little Tiger..

Honestly so many of these trucks were what monster jam was to me I used to watch a lot of these trucks

You gotta love the Path of destruction music.so nostalgic

I saw tony farrow put on an awesome freestyle in gravedigger, the legend in 2011 Tacoma, Washington RIP tony, legendary driver

What soundtrack is playing at 2:36? I’m digging around for it everywhere I’ve heard it here and in the 2007 video game

I was a big fan of the Blue Thunder truck growing up.

@MonsterTrucksDMV

6 ай бұрын

Blue Thunder isn’t retired.

Reducing track like straight racing n redoing it or fixing it so they can do both it might also help some independent teams shine like Days of old

Also I really miss Blue Thunder (2010-2011 concept), Superman, BackDraft, AAP Grinder, Nitro Circus, Iron Man and Dragon's Breath Nice video! Greetings from Colombia 🟨🟦🟥

Since you've mentioned about underrated monster trucks. Why not making a video involves the top 10 retired underrated truck names? That'll be a great interesting video, and hey MonsterTalk that was a great video. I've missed all those names that are no longer in Monster Jam today.

I really hope grave digger the legend comes back! I love that look! Backwards bob would be awesome too! Man so many of these trucks were around when I was growing up n me n my dad watched monster jam all the time! It’s bringing back so many memories!

4:23 Doomes Day in the Carrier Dome. Was amazing

I absolutely love Grave Digger in its black green and purple livery it’s one of my most favourite monster trucks it’s sad to see it retired

@MonsterTrucksDMV

Ай бұрын

Grave Digger is not retired.

I thought you would have remembered Monster Patrol is a top truck on my list that I love and love watching

@MonsterTrucksDMV

Ай бұрын

Monster Patrol is not retired.

I guess I'm too old school, I don't remember any of these trucks except for Blacksmith, and pretty much only because it's a '41 Willys. I still love Bounty Hunter and Scarlet Bandit, I always thought they were top notch but maybe more inline with old school owners/drivers I remember like Bearfoot, Monster Patrol and Predator which I'm pretty sure never drove Monster Jam.

@MonsterTrucksDMV

Жыл бұрын

All of those trucks did compete in Monster Jam, and none of them are retired. Also, how do you remember Blacksmith but not Bulldozer? Bulldozer is 3 years older than Blacksmith.

I'd argue against Goldberg/Meents being on the list for the simple reason that it is the exact same thing as Max-D, like same team, same trucks, just a different branding in the name. It's be one thing if it was just another team using the same body and maybe the same driver here and there (think of all the SUVs using the Escalade body) but Goldberg - Meents - Max-D is literally the same exact thing.

@54raceman

Жыл бұрын

Agreed it’s not actually retired it’s just renamed

Wild thang was another unique truck that would be cool to see again

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

Wild Thang’s actually not retired. Triple B Motorsports owns it, and they ran it for a few shows last year with the Ozz Monster body at Granite City Motor Park. It hasn’t competed since, but based on a 2024 teaser that Triple B just put on their Instagram today, Wild Thang’s full-time return could be imminent. 👀

What was the Background music you used when talking about Metal Mulisha?

I still have such clear, nostalgic memories of Bulldozer from the old days of watching the Monster Jam TV-show in 2004. Me and my younger brother, being between 4 and 6 years old respectively at the time, viewed it as one of the most badass-looking monster trucks we had ever seen in the show (next to Grave Digger), and the drivers of it were great in general. Like many fans, part of me wishes for it's possible return, but the other part of me is about as much of an equally big fan of it's current successor (that is El Toro Loco).

Back in 2009 at my local advanced auto parts shop they had el toro loco on display out front

With Backwards Bob, kinda surprised you didn’t mention that the Swanson’s also ran the body on their Chassis

As a kid bulldozer and bigfoot were my favorite trucks. Miss watching both of them.

10:03 terminal velocity competes in monster jam

Blue Thunder is one I'd love to see return. Not the current one... I mean the original Super Duty body.

@Flash_TheMechanic105

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, Even when they sre not with ford anymore, they still need to bring back that body

@miguelbarrero5572

Жыл бұрын

@@Flash_TheMechanic105 the current one uses a Ford F150 boda and it's ight blue

@Flash_TheMechanic105

Жыл бұрын

Yes but boring

When I started watching monster jam, escalade was my favorite truck

Honestly Tom Meents drove three retired trucks on this list. Before Tom drove Goldberg he drove Bulldozer for a short while.

Referring to the background music , the game “Monster Jam maximum destruction” was a very fun game I still own it to 😌

The biggest rearview mirror in monsterjam. My favorite growing up.

My top 3 are Goldberg, Bulldozer and Sting! It's shame these paintjobs are are retired but makes sense considering WCW died long ago, being a wrestling fan I hope one day Monster Jam and WWE get to cross paths in future events outside of the diecast models like when Stone Cold had the custom 3:16 Monster Truck.

Bulldozer and Blacksmith will forever live on in the 2000s monster jam games

Grinder should replace Metal Millisua’s spot because he is such a memorable truck I have a monster jam movie with him in it and I think he is a awesome truck. So he takes Metal Millisua’s spot on this top 10 board

bulldozer and war wizard were my favorites when i was young lol

@MonsterTrucksDMV

6 ай бұрын

War Wizard still competes today.

Nitro Circus and Pastrana 199 are my favorite trucks but i miss them

I like your videos

bulldozer was the reason I started watching monster jam, and it is still one of my favorites..

I Love Monster jam

The legend should've never retired. My dad and I practically bonded over that truck and it opened the door to my love for panel wagons/trucks.

I remembered predator, prowler, king krunch, power forward, gunslinger, sting, and many more

@MonsterTrucksDMV

6 ай бұрын

Sting, Gunslinger, & Power Forward are the only retired trucks on your list. The rest are not.

What’s the back ground music name at 5:48 I remember this music from one of my old monster jam games on the game cube

Man I wish I knew the VHS tape I used to watch all the time growing up. It had girls, monster trucks, and even monster trucks that had the bottom half of a tank. I guess those used to be popular. I just remember Snake Bite and a Jeep Willys monster truck standing out to me as a kid.

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

Good news, Snake Bite is not retired.

I miss the monster jam of the mid 2000s, not really any sponsored based trucks, most of the field was made up of independents, crusher cars, drivers were allowed to keep going even of the truck was mangled, and almost every race event had photo finishes, that was the best time to watch monster jam

I like bull dozer pick but I believe Brutus and avenger I had couple others lol but forgot them while I was typing Medusa definitely would have thought been on the list because pretty sure she was the first female monster truck driver but I could be wrong

An Escalade was my all time favorite

That escalate chassis was used for 17.7 tje fox machine truck once

I remember when I was a kid seeing Bigfoot that show was amazing

@MonsterTrucksDMV

Ай бұрын

Actually, Bigfoot isn’t retired.

6:30 don’t forget about him crashing into a tree during World Finals racing 😭

Thank you for using the urban assault music

Prowler, Destroyer and Suzuki were all my favorites.

@MonsterTrucksDMV

5 ай бұрын

Prowler isn’t retired. Destroyer is, but it could have a chance at returning.

I kinda love that doomsday is like the monster truck equivalent of sleep token

Something interesting to me to this day, is what ever happened to former announcer Army Armstrong. You should do a Monster Jam announcer history video

Real excited to see Harper bring back Bulldozer

they need to bring back black El Toro Loco😔😔

@TheLightRider

Жыл бұрын

ummmmm