Exactly my brother you get it brother, nowadays I see so much cash throw into trucks and most looks like “destroyed a classic truck “ but this thing looks brilliant and it does phenomenally what it’s supposed to ....”have lots of fun with it “
I am a photographer as well and my dad and I jointly have the same truck would love to find the copy you shot for of the magazine and show him this youtube video and the magazine to see what he thought. Though we could never afford to do all the modifications that have been done here (ours is pretty much stock) it's fun to look to it for inspiration.
Really showcases just how good the 302W is. It is a natural lover of high revs. Surprising that they used it in such a heavy unit too. Would love to see this RED SCORPION in 4x4 though.
That's what a pre runner should be, classy,bad ass, I love how reto it is. Rocking the legendary ford twin I-beams, the body is basicly un touched it's beautiful. I'd love to build one of my own.
Big Muscle with MIke, and Roadkill with Frieburger and Finn are my my 2 favorite shows. Mike,I just went and rewatched your vid about your Charger (which is absolutly drop dead gorgeous), and let me say, from car guys (and gals) all over, thank you for getting out the finacial scene and bringing your down to earth presenting style and great show to us. You will always have followers and fans as long as you keep your recipe simple like it has been, nice, honest, down to earth, and the most important part, genuine. I hope Big muscle stays around for a long time. great show, Great presenter.
David MuscleGuy If you want underrated I recommend you the autoedit channel. They're a ton Drive quality videos with pretty much no views in comparison, and some of them are truly great. Mike Musto gets some recognition at least, that guy gets none. There's a channel called Hooniverse which is also good and not that popular.
I agree... Mike's videos make me feel like I'm riding next to any buddy of mine who's giving me his opinion on a new car his driving. 'A really cool dude.
This is the most beautifully, stereotypically American test on the entire channel. Mid aged white guy driving a lifted truck through the desert lol I love it here.
Best video ever guys! Look at that suspension, very cool. Love the way he let you drive it with no questions, or instructions! 'Like driving a half-empty waterbed' lol.
I can remember riding in the back of my dads old truck just like this, of course it was a little more beat up. Had a shop made front bumper with a winch. We would go on this road called Yellow Dog Road that would always flood a foot or two deep for about quarter mile when the Mississippi River backwaters came in western KY. This video brings back good memories.
I think it's awesome that American cars are getting out more in the world, and that foreign vehicle enthusiasts are starting to appreciate American made vehicles. Japan is known for their tuners and good street racers, Europe for their luxury cars that pack power plus finesse, and for their legendary exotics. America is rather divergent from the rest in the sense that American cars and trucks pack raw power in a big, heavy package which is more fun to throw around than to just be a fine-tuned precision instrument. American vehicles are different, but they're still beautiful in their own unique way.
cybertree *I did something similar to this with my 1996 XLT FORD BRONCO (5.7L).* (You've NEVER had fun until you've driven a four-link. Only I had 40''x12.5's on short gears.) Pretty much put a trophy truck under it, *the idea was to be able to be the dukes of hazard while keeping the body intact...and I succeed ;D. It's my fun-mobile.*
It’s Not A 72 . I Swear They Make It Up When They Really Don’t Know.. Ill Bet Ya Patty’s Prize Pig 🐷 That’s A 68-69 No Way It’s A 72.. yep patty’s Pig 🐖 .. Bet Me Show A Title Says That’s a 1972 F-100
ttb works awesome with extended radius arms. I ran that way for a while. then switched to cage off Rd radius arm solid Axle swap kit. now called bloody knuckle garage. excellent stuff really tough.
This was so awesome. The only tiny thing that would make that truck cooler was if it was a double grill. But that's just me. Man oh man do I want a pair of mid 70's double grill F-100s one to do up exactly like for off road that and one just as capable on a racetrack. I would trade my Sonett III for a pair of '76 100s!!
I love all these old american icons that they got over in the middle east, but i cant help but feel just a little sad that they have been taken away from their homes in the good ol' usa.
***** Don't think of the US losing them, think of them spreading the US ingredient to other countries. There will always be Mazdas in Japan, VWs in Germany and Fords in the US - but as Mike said, if we want to bring this world together, we need to cross-fertilise and learn from one another. Cars as ambassadors ;)
YensR Totally agree with you ! I love american cars since i was a child. I got two of them and I hope to move to US one day and bring them back to their home.
If you know about the f100 or any truck with I beam suspension you are a true car enthusiast. Solid axel and a arms have their place but that I beam suspension is just so damn durable and tough. Put it behind some American V8 muscle. This is a true drivers car. Nothing but fun.
I believe that truck was on craigslist in the Hesperia Ca area ?? For like 10kish about 5-6 years ago. I remember considering it as a build candidate. Glad its getting used righteously.
I love how simple this truck is. I was expecting some crazy engine with crazy suspension, but it seems like a fairly affordable and simple build.
Exactly my brother you get it brother, nowadays I see so much cash throw into trucks and most looks like “destroyed a classic truck “ but this thing looks brilliant and it does phenomenally what it’s supposed to ....”have lots of fun with it “
A vehicle that can make a grown man laugh and giggle that much, must be one hell of a fun time.
I shot that truck for Off-Road Magazine a few years back. Good to see it's still alive and well!
Jordan May Would love to know what issue it was featured in! ty
+Mekhanic1 Same here! I just picked up a 68 and would like to build it up to a similar spec as this!
+Mekhanic1 august 2009 sand sports magazine. i still have the original copy. now i just wish sand sport magazine was still around.
I am a photographer as well and my dad and I jointly have the same truck would love to find the copy you shot for of the magazine and show him this youtube video and the magazine to see what he thought. Though we could never afford to do all the modifications that have been done here (ours is pretty much stock) it's fun to look to it for inspiration.
Really showcases just how good the 302W is. It is a natural lover of high revs. Surprising that they used it in such a heavy unit too. Would love to see this RED SCORPION in 4x4 though.
That's what a pre runner should be, classy,bad ass, I love how reto it is. Rocking the legendary ford twin I-beams, the body is basicly un touched it's beautiful. I'd love to build one of my own.
Finally not another LS swap. Boys in the middle east know how to do it.
pafman123 We got hustle too brother! Keep it pinned :)
Finally some offroad! Now if we could get Mike in one of our cars and see how he enjoys it.
MoltenMotorsports Send me your info! drivebigmuscle@gmail.com
MoltenMotorsports I was wondering also how he'd do in a real strong offroad machine. It's probably best to start with that Red Ford to get the feel.
Drive BigMuscle Email coming shortly!
66tbird1 You can't get better than a Ford. Take the BRONCO...end of story, goodbye.
Any time I feel sad or depressed I just watch this video
This is one of the coolest pre runners I have seen amazing job to whoever built it!
Retro Raptor. Awesome!
What does retro mean
J THRILL lt basically means old
Oh thanks reportedcub
J THRILL Wow...
It's not that I'm stupid is I hear a lot of people used the word retro so I was confuse 72Disco1998
That thing is sweet...looks like a blast!
I'm a Chevy guy myself, but I love the early 70's fords
RichyN25 Wow your literally the first Chevy guy I've EVER heard admit to liking something else. Your a gentleman and a scholar my friend :).
+RichyN25 It's a 69.
RichyN25 I love the mid eighties dodges but the mid seventies Chevy and Ford. I'm still a mopar fan through and through though
Nothing sounds better than a Ford engine with the right exhaust.
Big Muscle with MIke, and Roadkill with Frieburger and Finn are my my 2 favorite shows. Mike,I just went and rewatched your vid about your Charger (which is absolutly drop dead gorgeous), and let me say, from car guys (and gals) all over, thank you for getting out the finacial scene and bringing your down to earth presenting style and great show to us. You will always have followers and fans as long as you keep your recipe simple like it has been, nice, honest, down to earth, and the most important part, genuine. I hope Big muscle stays around for a long time. great show, Great presenter.
Most underrated show/journalist on the INTERNET(or is it?) Mike you're crazy good my friend i have no words to put it but you know what i mean:)
David MuscleGuy Thanks David - appreciate it man!
David MuscleGuy If you want underrated I recommend you the autoedit channel. They're a ton Drive quality videos with pretty much no views in comparison, and some of them are truly great. Mike Musto gets some recognition at least, that guy gets none. There's a channel called Hooniverse which is also good and not that popular.
I agree... Mike's videos make me feel like I'm riding next to any buddy of mine who's giving me his opinion on a new car his driving. 'A really cool dude.
This is the most beautifully, stereotypically American test on the entire channel. Mid aged white guy driving a lifted truck through the desert lol I love it here.
Best video ever guys! Look at that suspension, very cool. Love the way he let you drive it with no questions, or instructions! 'Like driving a half-empty waterbed' lol.
Damn, those control arms!
I'm glad other countries enjoy classic American cars just as much as we do.
it also seems like sand truck makes more sense in that area.
I saw this video 8 yrs ago, here I am watching it again
I'm convinced those KM2's are the best all around tire you can use! I love mine!!
Prerunners are always "FU, I win". Until the race truck arrives ;)
Great video of a great truck. More of these!
I'm glad people like this exist. Unlimited funds and loves to share a great experience.
I'd take that beautiful truck over and lambo or super car any day
Same here bro, you get it ❤️
I love how the fenders guards are stock ❤❤❤
I want to give this khaled guy a medal just for being awesome
man, this desert/ford truck combo, seems like a rollercoaster!
I love this year and the sound
I can remember riding in the back of my dads old truck just like this, of course it was a little more beat up. Had a shop made front bumper with a winch. We would go on this road called Yellow Dog Road that would always flood a foot or two deep for about quarter mile when the Mississippi River backwaters came in western KY. This video brings back good memories.
Mike that truck was so awesome...I hope you had fun. This video made me miss my 71 Bronco
major inspiration for my build! I need money!! haha
you learned the hard way that the back side of those red dunes are soft as cotton!
Big muscle was a really good show, I do miss it.
Such a good show and I can't wait to see more!
Awesome episode! Amazing truck!
Best episode yet. That kicks ass.
That pickup is sweet af
Nice truck!!
hahaha that f100 is bad ass....looks like great fun...mike you r one lucky guy dude
Beautiful bad ass Ford
I think it's awesome that American cars are getting out more in the world, and that foreign vehicle enthusiasts are starting to appreciate American made vehicles. Japan is known for their tuners and good street racers, Europe for their luxury cars that pack power plus finesse, and for their legendary exotics. America is rather divergent from the rest in the sense that American cars and trucks pack raw power in a big, heavy package which is more fun to throw around than to just be a fine-tuned precision instrument. American vehicles are different, but they're still beautiful in their own unique way.
These old Fords have a special place in my heart, MIKE freakin' MUSTO for the win!
cybertree *I did something similar to this with my 1996 XLT FORD BRONCO (5.7L).*
(You've NEVER had fun until you've driven a four-link. Only I had 40''x12.5's on short gears.)
Pretty much put a trophy truck under it, *the idea was to be able to be the dukes of hazard while keeping the body intact...and I succeed ;D. It's my fun-mobile.*
Big Muscle, best show on /Drive by far! Tnx!
"A c6 transmission attached to a valve body."
What?!
I know this is a little late but it's just the way he worded it. Probably has a manual valve body
courier11sec I Know Rite , then he’s like a Car Guy is A Car Guy.. Should Ask Him He Knows Any...
It’s Not A 72 . I Swear They Make It Up When They Really Don’t Know.. Ill Bet Ya Patty’s Prize Pig 🐷 That’s A 68-69 No Way It’s A 72.. yep patty’s Pig 🐖 .. Bet Me Show A Title Says That’s a 1972 F-100
How does a guy claim to be car guy and be so clueless.
awesome seeing an off road vehicle for a change. Be really cool to see some huge mud bog trucks that have some serious power.
this looks like crazy fun!
Looks like a lot of fun.
the Dubai videos are so eye-opening in terms of culture
Xander521 It's fun over there, nothing but spoiled sons of oil-shieks, it's like sex and the city during the day, and machine gun fire at night LMAO.
nice!!!! beautiful sloppy f- series! twin beam action!!!!👍👍
Honestly, that was beautiful.
hahaha, fantastic. Been looking forward to this all week long!
Looks like such good fun
I was laughing along with you for the entire video haha looks like a blast!
what a great truck!!
veryyyyy good truck , exactly like i need !!!!
cheers
Glad to see you enjoyed driving a Prerunner!! After building mine, I can't go back to a normal car. Come out to glamis if you ever have the chance.
That was epic !
I hope to see /Big Muscle in Europe ...
I knew you were almost going to flip it
LOOKS SO FUN!
So glad that BM is free to watch again - THE BEST!
Top Gear, other car shows bla bla bla... (raspberry!)
BIG MUSCLE!
Thanks Mike and crew!
Awesome! Those old Ford's are the Best!
i was hoping you guys would bring this truck on your show man is it cool. great job /Drive.
Awesome as always!
Words of wisdom, car guys are car guys! We will all find the time you spend with anyone that we have in common than we think.
the 72 is king i have 2 , one with a 428 scj. allways makes people drool:)
That truck is so cool
trucks a beast
Mike, I love your videos!
Imagine the oil in the pan...
michaelovitch what do you mean?
Matt Leonard
I mean it spends more time in the air than in the bottom of the pan : )
ok...
+michaelovitch not really... and the ones that actually do drive that hard have dry sumps. but thats not why, nor is it usually an issue.
nope youd be surprised by how good it stays even with a wet sump
Gosh I love this thing
never had a full size four wheel drive
have had some badass limited-slip 2-wheel drive full-size trucks
this is really neat
Video is good. Audio and visuals are on point!
Industrial heavy-dutied blowing giddy-up! Nice vid, even nicer big ass Ford! Whoo Hoo!
Such a gnarly truck! I have a 94 bronco and I wish I could get it to destroy hills like this!
Fucking AWESOME!
03:45 hahaha love your vids, guys
im not into more than minimal modifying a vehicle but I think i like this.
***** *IF* that's an unlikely *IF* they are tasteful lol.
ttb works awesome with extended radius arms. I ran that way for a while. then switched to cage off Rd radius arm solid Axle swap kit. now called bloody knuckle garage. excellent stuff really tough.
I LOVE THE SUSPENSION SHOTS, DAT TRAVEL
Big muscle Dubai. I can't wait for big muscle Japan.
72 ford F 100 are sickkkkk......the 72 step side is the holy grail, sadly less than 1 percent were step sides....
This was so awesome. The only tiny thing that would make that truck cooler was if it was a double grill. But that's just me.
Man oh man do I want a pair of mid 70's double grill F-100s one to do up exactly like for off road that and one just as capable on a racetrack. I would trade my Sonett III for a pair of '76 100s!!
I love all these old american icons that they got over in the middle east, but i cant help but feel just a little sad that they have been taken away from their homes in the good ol' usa.
***** Don't think of the US losing them, think of them spreading the US ingredient to other countries. There will always be Mazdas in Japan, VWs in Germany and Fords in the US - but as Mike said, if we want to bring this world together, we need to cross-fertilise and learn from one another.
Cars as ambassadors ;)
YensR Totally agree with you !
I love american cars since i was a child. I got two of them and I hope to move to US one day and bring them back to their home.
Nah' they use the vehicles as intended in the Middle East.
WRXXXual well, if america paid 50 cents a gallon, im sure more americans would too.
***** not really something special to the middle east
people abandon and abuse cars everywhere. think of the neglected cars you havent seen online
love the red
Rick Wright I would have went seafoam and white.
If you know about the f100 or any truck with I beam suspension you are a true car enthusiast. Solid axel and a arms have their place but that I beam suspension is just so damn durable and tough. Put it behind some American V8 muscle. This is a true drivers car. Nothing but fun.
HOLY SH*T! I love this truck. I have owned the same 1984 F150 XLT since I was 15. How much would it take to get my rig up to these standards???
Mike, please visit Australia!!!!
2WD twin I beam?
I think so.
Best video ever!
this is like how trophy trucks supposed to be in the 70s
Love it.
Awesome!
god that looks like fun haha
I believe that truck was on craigslist in the Hesperia Ca area ?? For like 10kish about 5-6 years ago. I remember considering it as a build candidate. Glad its getting used righteously.
Its like a power boat for the sand.
This if why i love ford products
Twin I beam comeback!
You should come to Australia, there is some pretty amazing stuff here.
gotta love Sloppy
Was waiting on this one!😃
Mike, these last two episodes are your best yet. Truly excellent. Thanks man!
animalcol1 Thanks man! We're trying!