The Landmaster was sold to a private owner in 2005 and was restored to its original condition as featured in Damnation Alley. The Landmaster was then on the show car circuit for several years.[2] In 2007 it was featured at the San Francisco Rod & Custom Show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco[3] as part of special exhibit with other notable movie and TV cars.
Sometime in the late 2000s, the Landmaster was vandalized while in storage. The damage was relatively minor, but repair and restoration were required again. In March 2014, Landmaster was moved from its storage location in Campbell, California to a new maintenance and storage facility in central California (see photos and gallery).
In 2016, the Landmaster was moved to Gene Winfield's Custom Shop on Sierra Highway between Rosamond, California and Mojave, California. A 2019 Google Maps image capture shows it can be seen from the road.[4] Gene Winfield's website[5] offers classes but makes no mention of visiting.
Three independent drive sources running from a gasoline power plant. Uses semi truck parts in the drive train. Can operate with the front or rear wheel trinary out of commission. Side and top hatches on the main unit and rear and top on the after section. Full running lights and brake lights for urban street use. External video camera is mounted on the forward pylon located just behind the front top hatch. Could also house the antenna. All pylons are hardened and armored. Can operate in water and will remain sealed when fully submerged. Can float while half full of water.[6]
While the film is fiction, the Landmaster vehicle is real. In the story, the Landmaster was designed to use as many standard truck parts as possible, so that any junkyard would have whatever was needed for repairs. The real Landmaster is powered by a 390-cubic-inch (6.4L) Ford engine, and uses the rear-ends of two commercial trucks and an Allison automatic truck transmission. It features a fully functional, custom-built "tri-star" wheel arrangement, which could actually help it crawl over boulders. All 12 wheels are driven, but only eight are normally in contact with the road surface at any one time.[7]
The vehicle was steered not by turning the front wheels, but by bending the middle section with hydraulic rams to effect a turn, similar to large construction equipment. The Landmaster's bodywork was made with 3⁄8-inch (1cm) steel plate, which helped it tip the scales at over 10 tons. The design's strength allowed it to survive a 25-foot (7.6m) jump during testing with no damage.
Gallery
Landmaster features
Front view, just prior to loading on trailer.
Gantry/entry into cockpit. Raises/lowers via a motor driven cable system.
Close-up of trinary wheel system.
Closeup of section pivot and drive system
Loading and move from Campbell, California to its new facility in central California (March 28, 2014)
Landmaster was driven under its own power onto trailer shown.
Landmaster just after driving onto trailer
Loaded onto a heavy duty trailer for transport
Rear view, loaded onto a heavy duty trailer for transport
Other appearances
Amoco "the Road Worrier" (1980s) commercial with a Mad Max type character.[8]
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