Local Motors Rally Fighter/my bronco

[Jesse37932]

Guess i can only load one photo at a time, here is the Rally Fighter and my bronco. One of these is in the new Transformers movie, taking my son/future owner of my 66 to see it today.

 

[BRONCROB]

What tha??That's one large car.

 

[Apogee]

LM Rally Fighters are sweet...I've heard there are a few guys working on an AWD version, but I'm not sure if it's through LM or not. They remind me of the Team Zorro 1967 Camaro trophy truck, or a prerunner-esque Infiniti FX35.

 

[JefeAZ]

They build them in Phx, custom made to order rigs. Saw one at Barrett Jackson a few years back

 

[toddz69]

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/local-motors-rally-fighter-rolls-over-refuses-to-play-dead/

Been fun to watch them evolve over the years. They're local so I see them a lot. One of the employees used to live in my neighborhood and drove one as a commuter.

Todd Z.

 

[01Dudley]

Is that a LS I see stuffed in there

 

[toddz69]

Is that a LS I see stuffed in there

Yes. I think the first one they built had a BMW six cylinder in it but they soon switched to the LS E-Rod engine package. They've steadily made improvements to them over the years. The first ones had Ford 8.8 rearends in them but that was changed to a 9", etc.

Todd Z.

 

[Apogee]

Like Todd said, the original drivetrain was BMW to be sourced through Penske, next-gen diesel if I'm not mistaken, however I'm guessing the availability and flexibility of the LSx platform won out for production purposes. I didn't realize they started with the 8.8" rear ends...interesting.