Battle Trucks: The Icons of Chaos and Steel
From post-apocalyptic wastelands to high-octane warzones, battle trucks have roared across the screen as unstoppable machines of survival, rebellion, and destruction. These brutal, weaponized rigs aren't just vehicles — they’re characters in their own right, forged in fire and fury. This page dives into the most iconic battle trucks in TV and film history, exploring the metal monsters that stole the show and rolled over anything in their path.
Feel free to leave a comment if we missed any below- 1971 - Peterbuilt Tanker (Duel)
- 1976 - ARK II
- 1977 - The Landmaster (Damnation Alley)
- 1981 - The Tanker (Mad Max2 : The Road Warrior)
- 1982 - Battletruck
- 1983 - The A Team van
- 1983 - Goliath (Knightrider)
- 1984 - Baker Boys Rig (Razorback)
- 1986 - Happy Toys truck (Maximum Overdrive)
- 1986 - APC (Aliens)
- 1987 - The Highwayman
- 1987 - Monster (Terminus)
- 1987 - Monster truck (Rolling Vengeance)
- 1992 - Mobile Lab Unit (Universal Soldier)
- 1999 - The Herkimer Battle Jitney (Mystery Men)
- 2001 - HALO Warthog (HALO Landfall)
- 2003 - Monster truck - (Monster Man)
- 2005 - Dead Reckoning (Land of the Dead)
- 2007 - Freightliner FLD 120 (Resident Evil Extinction)
- 2008 - Dreadnought (Death Race 2000)
- 2012 - Weyland RT01 (Promethius)
- 2014 - Toyota Hilux (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead)
- 2023 - Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)
- 2023/2007 - Optimus Prime (Transformers)
May I suggest you the two trucks from the french movie 'Terminus' (1987)? Here is a critic, to set the scene a little bit: www.shockcinemamagazine.com/terminus.html
ReplyDeleteThe flick is a mediocre madmaxploitation vehicle (!) for the french rockstar Johnny Hallyday, but the battletrucks are quite interesting IMHO. You got the locomotive-like "Monster", fully equipped with self-driving AI, proto-GPS and coffee-maker. Then the elusive "Little Brother", a semi with stealth capabilities. Check for instance www.reddit.com/r/carslife/comments/yf4m12/futuristic_truck_from_terminus_movie/
Thanks and added
DeleteThe trucks from Rolling Vengeance (87) and Monster Man (03) are worth a look.
DeleteAwesome , added thanks
DeleteWar rigs from mad max fury road and furiosa
ReplyDeleteYes we have those covered in the Fury Road and Furiosa lists
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