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In 1991, the first four-link suspension Digger, Grave Digger 3 was completed.Construction on Grave Digger 3 was also started. Grave Digger 1 was then driven by Dennis' brother, Les Anderson. In 1989, Anderson debuted a new truck, Grave Digger 2 the body switched from the 1951 Ford Panel Van to a 1950 Chevrolet Panel Van, which has been used for all subsequent Grave Diggers except for Grave Digger 17.His first major victory was in Saint Paul, Minnesota, against Bigfoot two years later. The truck became very popular, despite not enjoying the sponsorship of trucks like Bigfoot (Which was sponsored by Ford).

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In 1986, Dennis Anderson started racing monster trucks full time.

One year later, the iconic 'graveyard' paint scheme, based on 1950's horror comics, debuted after Anderson commissioned his friend Fred to create the paint scheme. This design would inspire Grave Digger the Legend, which debuted 26 years later in 2011 In 1984, Anderson rebuilt the truck as a true monster truck, replacing the red pickup body with a 1951 Ford panel truck in a blue and silver paint scheme. The name came from a smack-talking session he had with his rivals ('I'll take this old junk and dig you a grave with it.').īlue and silver Grave Digger in 1984.

In 1982, Dennis Anderson built Grave Digger 1 as a mud racing truck using a red 1951 Ford pickup truck.

The truck is also well known for its on-track rivalry with the Maximum Destruction team, especially when the trucks were driven by Dennis Anderson and Max-D founder Tom Meents the two enjoyed a long-standing friendly rivalry due to their respective on-track success. Before his retirement, Pablo Huffaker's Racesource also owned select chassis.Īlongside Bigfoot, Grave Digger is arguably the most famous and widely known monster truck anywhere in the world and is considered to be Monster Jam's flagship truck.

FELD and Randy Brown Motorsports operate the remaining trucks.

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Anderson created the first Grave Digger in 1982 and drove the truck until he retired in 2017.Īnderson's family continues to be heavily involved, with members of the family serving as drivers and Anderson's shop, Digger's Dungeon, building and operating most of the trucks. Grave Digger is a monster truck created by Dennis Anderson and owned by FELD Motorsports.

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