“...the first time as satire, the second as product launch.”
These guys probably thought they were being funny.
We buy Kenworth semi chassis and build SUVs on them. Shown is the Dominator model, which includes the eight rear wheels for handling those trips to Sam’s Club.
FEATURES:
- Fits under most bridge underpasses.
- The first SUV to be rated in Gallons per Mile by the EPA
- Meet interesting people while waiting in line at Interstate Weight Stations.
- When kids do the arm signal, you get to honk that really cool air horn!
- Get a big rush when your Firestone tires blow out.
- Lots of road-hugging weight for occupant protection, the ultimate in safety.
- Can seat 20. Go ahead, take the whole soccer team.
- Can tow your camper, yacht, a trailer-load of frozen pizzas, or even your house!
- Yours for under $200,000 ($100,000 for truck chassis + $100,000 standard SUV markup)
But no—they were visionaries.
POSSIBLY TOO MUCH TRUCK. LIKE THAT’S A PROBLEM.
Your eyes don’t deceive you. It’s a pickup truck. From International. Which makes it much more than a pickup truck. It’s an International®CXT—born out of the proven International 7300 severe service truck used by professionals for the most rugged applications.
So you get all the attributes of a commercial truck—but you don’t need a commercial driver’s license to drive it.*
The legendary International®DT 466 diesel engine provides up to 6 tons of hauling power.** The air-ride cab and seats provide an exceptionally smooth ride. And aspacious (sic) and well-appointed interior ensures automotive-like comfort and convenience.
The result of more than a century of leadership in the truck market, the International CXT delivers performance. In a big way
*State restrictions may apply. Talk to your local motor vehicle department.
**Tow hitch required at extra cost.
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There was a hockey player named Brian Spencer, played in the NHL 1969-79. (http://www.sabresalumni.com/2001/spencer_brian.php) His life was full of bizarre incidents and he wound up shot to death at the age of 38. Anyway, in his biography, Gross Misconduct, there are pictures of this massive customized semi that Spencer built and used to go thrashing through the Florida wilderness. I don't know if there is a point to this except that the late Brian "Spinner" Spencer had a truck something like the ones pictured.
I think the lesson here is that a noisy, smelly, petrochemical-guzzling monstrosity can be something of a charming eccentricity as a one-off—but when mass-produced, becomes decidedly more ominous. (As well as more difficult to ignore.)