Tackling Baja in a new Boot
A literal graveyard of stock car parts, innovation in vehicle design came to the fore as far back as the late ‘60s… as seen in the famous Boot. Built by Vic Hinkey, who would go on to design both the Lunar Rover and the Humvee, it was a space-framed 4×4 with a mid-mounted V8 and all-round fully independent suspension. Well ahead of its time, it is considered the grandfather of today’s Trophy Trucks and Ultra4 rigs.
Briefly owned and raced by Steve McQueen, it won the first running of the Baja 500 in 1969… the same year Rod Hall took victory in the longer Baja 1000 in a Ford Bronco. Long retired from active service, it was bought a few years ago for the Glickenhaus collection but although it hasn’t raced since the mid-’70s, it has inspired one of the most intriguing Baja entries for many, many
