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Kirk Dabney |
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OWNER: Kirk and Kevin Dabney VEHICLE: 1968 Camero SS ENGINE: 440 cu.in. Chrysler CARBURETION: 2 Predators HORSEPOWER: 700 TRANSMISSION: Chrysler 727 Torque Flite RUNNING GEAR: 2 1/2 ton Rockwell military transfer case and 5 ton Rockwell military axles with planetaries TIRES: 66X43X25 inch Firestone Flotation 23's SUSPENSION: Goodyear air bags and 4 hydraulic cylinders acting as shocks FEATURES: a Tiller (joystick) from a Huey 30 chopper that works the front and rear steering, tilt front clip, engine kill switch, and the button that formerly operated the weapons now controls the nitros oxide system. Custom light bar with 10 KC Daylighters, blue police emergency flashers, 2 Hella driving lights, custom tube bumpers, JVC stereo, Kenwood amp, Blaupunkt speakers, Porsche 914 bucket seats, and a full roll cage. COST TO BUILD: $75,000.00 TIME TO BUILD: 5 years I met Kirk Dabney in Raleigh, NC. May 7, 1989. |
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A good friend from work, Jay Holliday gave me these two pictures that he took years ago. |
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Jeff Bates sent this shot. |
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I built this for Kirk Dabney in May 1989. It was built using a Camero and a Bigfoot model. Cost to build; $20.oo Time to build; 25 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; Hand fabricated frame, tilt hood, hellicopter joy stick stearing, hydraulic cylinders and lines, light bar, and air bags which I made with 2 buttons with a brake drum on top and bottom of the buttons. Completely hand painted. |
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