One badass Ride.

[Bullet2theface]

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If your vehicle suddenly is swamped by a large shadow, it may just be Dereiq McCalister driving beside you.

About a year ago, he welded together the front of a Ford F650 to the back of a Ford Excursion. Fittingly named "King Kong" on the license plate, the charcoal gray-colored truck is more than 8 feet tall, about 20 feet wide and about 25 feet long.

The Monroe resident had a Michigan company perform the welding job after he came up with the concept.

"I had no idea how big it actually was until I drove it," he said. "But I love it. It's a lot of fun to drive."

The truck is not only big, but loaded as well. It boasts 50-inch tires, two 50-gallon diesel fuel tanks, air-ride suspension and a Caterpillar diesel engine.

"Truck drivers love it. They will give me a thumbs up … it's crazy," he said.

The vehicle's interior accessories are just as impressive. The eight-passenger truck includes leather seating, two 13-inch TV monitors for DVDs and Playstation video games, and a 42-inch plasma television in the rear of the truck, adjacent to a bar and refrigerator.

It also includes a JL Audio stereo system with W7 speakers and 1,000-watt amplifiers.

When cruising around in his truck, he's not worried about the rising gas prices. It costs about $400 to fill both 50-gallon diesel fuel tanks.

"Diesel burns slower than regular gasoline so it's not as bad as you would think. I don't have to fill it up for a long time," he said.

Besides owning real estate in Monroe, Mr. McCalister owns a transportation company in California. His West Coast business gives him a chance to test King Kong's gas mileage.

"I only stopped twice for gas when I drove from California to Monroe," he said.

Since the truck is so big, he installed a camera in the back of the vehicle to help him see the sides and rear of the truck. A monitor displays traffic in his blind spots.

"The camera makes it really easy to see all around. The only hard part is getting in and out of the truck," he said, smiling.

It is other people's cameras that cause him problems.

"People like to take pictures of the truck. If they take a picture at night while we're on the road, the camera catches the flash and the screen goes white," he said. "It caught me by surprise when it first started happening. I didn't know what was going on."

Mr. McCalister is getting used to strangers snapping photos of his super-sized truck.

"When I'm driving, people will usually take pictures of the truck or honk their horn in approval. Other people will give me a thumbs up," he said.

The local celebrity status is something he still is getting accustomed to when driving around town.

"I went to McDonald's and a whole bunch of people came out of the restaurant to check it out. They were like, ‘What is that?' Some of them asked to take pictures of it," he said.

Another time, he had to run to the grocery store. He told his girlfriend, Laronda Jackson, he would be back in a short time but gawkers slowed him down.

"I was in a rush but people kept stopping me in the parking lot," he said. "Laronda called and asked what was taking so long. I don't mind it, though. It's fun to see how people react to it."

Your Neighbors offers a glimpse into the life of a Monroe County-area resident. Reporters select their subjects at random, either through the telephone book or person-on-the-street interviews.





Source - http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/NEWS01/433653458/-1/NEWS

[Honkymagoo]

Bet he gets good gas mileage.

[Jicholls]

Ha! thats sick... 20 feet wide!?!

[hearseluv666]

thats nothing


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[Boo47]

Since the car (or maybe it should be called a mobile home?) has a bar and refrigerator, I could see myself living in that thing. The PS2 just makes the ride even more sweet.;)

[hearseluv666]

Since the car (or maybe it should be called a mobile home?) has a bar and refrigerator, I could see myself living in that thing. The PS2 just makes the ride even more sweet.;)
screw the ps2, that is out dated technology, now a 360 on the other hand ;)

[xX MaslaN Xx]

Fuck all that shit other people are posting that truck ROCKS and I bet its street legal too

and I though a 2500 was a real mans truck

[Kyle0wnz]

Now that, I like, It's so shiny to :)

~Kyle

[hearseluv666]

i have seen alot better

[Illution]

omg I love the girlfriends name lol.

that's a pretty dope ride, bet nobody is going to try to steal that

[hearseluv666]

omg I love the girlfriends name lol.
bet nobody is going to try to steal that you would be surprised, my friend has a impalla the older ones, i think its like a 60 something, on 20 inch rimps + a 30 inch suspension lift and a body lift and its been stolen about 6 times in 2 months and broken into so many times

[xK1NG L30N1DASx]

I wouldnt actually want that because of lets ee 1 mile to the gallon or so? lol

[M to the C]

"yo Dawg, This Thang Gets 20 Whoooolle Feet To The Tank"

[hearseluv666]

I wouldnt actually want that because of lets ee 1 mile to the gallon or so? lol ever hear of a show car? i own a show car, i NEVER drive it, mainly because its not street legal, but its for shows not every day driving

i have a 86 camaro with a 383 power stroker, polished ports, aluminum heads, rods and camshaft. elderbrok headers, blower, straight back dual 3 inch exhaust with dual flow masters with 4 subs in the trunk. I would never drive that as a every day car

[Emfulz]

So how much money do you think they spend on gas? If my dads truck which is a lil bigger then a ford ranger takes 80$ a week and that truck is x10 or so of his truck then I guess it'd probably take 500$+ a week? I don't know but more power to him!

[hearseluv666]

So how much money do you think they spend on gas? If my dads truck which is a lil bigger then a ford ranger takes 80$ a week and that truck is x10 or so of his truck then I guess it'd probably take 500$+ a week? I don't know but more power to him!
i have a bronco on a lift + body lift with 30+ inch tires and spend about 60 a week on gas

[Frizzed]

Damn that thing is ugly.

[eli1277]

Damn that thing is ugly.

I second that!

[synister EFFECT]

Big car.. I wonder what he's trying to make up for...

[alex4283]

:rolleyes: I bet that guy still has a class C license.

On average, tractor trailer engines get about 6 mpg.

[hearseluv666]

:rolleyes: I bet that guy still has a class C license.

On average, tractor trailer engines get about 6 mpg. but is that a mack truck? i bet that truck still has the stock engine

[Emfulz]

i have a bronco on a lift + body lift with 30+ inch tires and spend about 60 a week on gas

Now your gas price where you live is probably cheap. Where I live the gas prices are now $3.76 and rising every 4 days

[hearseluv666]

Now your gas price where you live is probably cheap. Where I live the gas prices are now $3.76 and rising every 4 days i dont drive it that far, maybe about 2 miles a day if that maybe more. and gas is $4.10 here

[RFT 123]

I want that truck! :D:D:D:D

[hearseluv666]

I want that truck! :D:D:D:D i want to have sex with Pamela Anderson. lets see who gets lucky first

[RFT 123]

Do you have to be a jerk in EVERY thread that you post in?

[Bax x360a]

Holy crap thats nice, is it even street legal? It must take ages to wash :p

[Ashz0r]

Holy crap thats nice, is it even street legal? It must take ages to wash :p

exactly what I was thinking lol.. Although I guess there might be alot of fan boy kids that would gladly wash it for you lol..

[RogueVasion]

i want to have sex with Pamela Anderson. lets see who gets lucky first

Woah. Calm down, there are children on this forum. Let's try and keep this appropriate and related to the thread...

Anyway, I wouldn't want that car, even for show. Mainly because of the damn gas prices in my area are near $3.80. If you want to show off a car, you obviously need to brag by driving it around. The car is awesome, but definitely something I could not afford or put maintainence in it.

[Ashz0r]

I laugh when I see Americans complaining about price of gas/petrol... you should try living in the UK are prices would shock the shit out of you ^^
It costs us nearly more then double the amount you pay here.. would be about $8 a if you convert it from pounds to dollars I think and its about $10 a for me because i need 99.8% octane for my car :/

[RogueVasion]

I laugh when I see Americans complaining about price of gas/petrol... you should try living in the UK are prices would shock the shit out of you ^^
It costs us nearly more then double the amount you pay here.. would be about $8 a if you convert it from pounds to dollars I think and its about $10 a for me because i need 99.8% octane for my car :/

Why would you laugh at us for complaining? At least your money gets you a little more than this damned dollar here in the U.S. :)

The reason why I think we complain is because that isn't the only issue we need to deal with. We have the mortgage crisis. the idiotic republicans, and so much more. Our country is so messed up...:(

[Augustus]

But does it have four-wheel drive?

[hearseluv666]

Woah. Calm down, there are children on this forum. Let's try and keep this appropriate and related to the thread...

Anyway, I wouldn't want that car, even for show. Mainly because of the damn gas prices in my area are near $3.80. If you want to show off a car, you obviously need to brag by driving it around. The car is awesome, but definitely something I could not afford or put maintainence in it.

thats why i converted my muscle car to use high octane racing fuel, cheaper. And i am sure the teens know what sex is, they learn about it in sex ed. in around 5th,6th grade. it was a joke i am calm if i wanted to be mean about it you would know

[I BlankZ I]

*Achievement unlocked*

Invent a vehicle that takes 10 G's in fuel. ;)

Dude that is one sweet ass ride.

[LEEDS KNIGHT]

All them people are probably just midgets. :)

[Parkerktm]

What a stupid thing to do! I'd love to see how many miles to the gallon he gets

[kiwi18]

i have seen alot better

prove it

i want to have sex with Pamela Anderson. lets see who gets lucky first


Lets keep it G-rated.

[sam49]

Lol. Funny Car!

[Bishop24]

Man that's a sweet ride and a big ride too. It would take a lot of water to wash that thing. Cause it surely can't fit in any car wash. lol. But man I would love to have that car.

[n1n3t33nd3lta]

Ha, shit on that ride. Give me a damned Chevy Aveo that gets 30+ mpg. With deisel here close to $4.75 a gallon, you couldn't give me a heavy duty truck.

[Tenacious C DSM]

awesome looking truck, just wish there were more pics!!

Now your gas price where you live is probably cheap. Where I live the gas prices are now $3.76 and rising every 4 days

lol dont even start to moan about gas prices, you have incrediably cheap fuel prices! like the previous poster said we're paying about $10 a gallon for fuel here (diesel for me) and they say its going to go up. in the eight years ive been driving we've never had fuels prices as cheap as $3-$4 a gallon. you have extremely cheap fuel trust me. try living with our prices!

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Why would you laugh at us for complaining? At least your money gets you a little more than this damned dollar here in the U.S. :)

The reason why I think we complain is because that isn't the only issue we need to deal with. We have the mortgage crisis. the idiotic republicans, and so much more. Our country is so messed up...:(

well thats debatable isnt it really being that everything we buy here is over twice the price and we're taxed to death on absolutely everything.

even paying the equivilant of $5 a gallon over here would be a god send! our petrol prices are putting people out of businesses and majorly f**kin people over in general day to day life so its not easy to sympathise with some moaning about a puny $4 a gallon price tag.

as for mortgages mate we are currently in a credit crunch and some what of an econimic crisis. mortgages are f**ked up, most lenders are withdrawing a lot of their mortgage products and interest rates are high! its hard to get lenders to agree to anything and they have us over a barrel. As for house prices over here as well, well that just adds a whole other element of s**t to the mix. although house prices are ment to be coming down houses are still extremely expensive. our government and economy appears to be f**ked to me and we're paying through the nose for everything. dont think there will be any sympathy for your cheap prices from a brit

[xnvy]

Why would you laugh at us for complaining? At least your money gets you a little more than this damned dollar here in the U.S. :)

The reason why I think we complain is because that isn't the only issue we need to deal with. We have the mortgage crisis. the idiotic republicans, and so much more. Our country is so messed up...:(
Canada is messed up too. Alberta drills all the gas, sells it to Toronto and the Albertans have to pay more for it!:eek:

[b3nnyth3gr33k]

look at this
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[Jiga.Puzzle.5]

*sigh* I really see no reason someone would need a car that big.Hahaha I bet everyone thinks his ride is tough until he pulls up to a gas station and the meters up to $150 and he only has a half gallon of gas.

[zdarko43]

there is NO way that bad boy is road-legal.

[M85A21]

Epic Win on that truck..Canyonero come to mind?
The Tron style truck is epic too.