Just some FYI:
The vehicle featured in
Damnation Alley was not the spawn of special effects. It was called the
Landmaster, and it's a real genuine vehicle. Well, it was made for the movie, but it's real. Motorvation was supplied by 390 Ford motor, and it steered by articulation, like a large tractor or earth mover.
The Landmaster had twelve wheels , and all were driven, but only eight wheels were on the ground at any given time, and the three-wheel (on each corner) assemblies could rotate around the centerline to get the Landmaster over rocks/boulders/debris. It even made a 25-foot jump with no damage. Try that in
your 10 ton amphibious-surviving-the-end-of-the-world vehicle.
Yep, I said amphibious. It goes on/in water, and will float half-full of water, and can be fully submerged with no worries.
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In 2016, the Landmaster was moved to Gene Winfield's Custom Shop on Sierra Highway between Rosamond, California and Mojave, California. It can be seen from the road and is open to public viewing during the week.
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~Wiki
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