Huge Crimson has been discovered.

The practically 100-foot-long experimental gas-turbine semitruck created for the 1964 World’s Honest by Ford Motor Co. has been out of public view for practically 40 years.

Ford took the 13-foot-tall behemoth on a cross-country tour after the truthful however could not make the know-how viable and misplaced monitor of the semitruck’s whereabouts after a number of modifications of possession.

However the truck nonetheless exists — its tandem trailers stay unaccounted for, nevertheless — and belongs to a publicity-shy proprietor who spent two years absolutely restoring it, The Drive reported last week.

“I spent lots of money and time getting the appropriate coloration and paint course of to match the unique Ford coloration,” the proprietor, who requested to stay nameless, instructed the web site.

Huge Crimson is in a custom-built storage and hasn’t been pushed in about 20 years. Though its dimension and antiquated powertrain make transferring it troublesome, the proprietor mentioned he does not intend to maintain the truck hidden away endlessly.

“I used to be invited to the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the fuel turbine in Dearborn [in 1983],” he mentioned. “I talked to a number of individuals who had labored on the mission and Huge Crimson. A lot of them thought the truck must be displayed within the Henry Ford museum. Who is aware of, perhaps sometime will probably be. I’ve at all times thought Huge Crimson was one among Ford’s best achievements.”

The revelation caught the eye of Ford CEO Jim Farley, who tweeted: “I used to be positive we might discover Jimmy Hoffa earlier than Huge Crimson.”