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:Landmaster can also refer to the Landmaster 4x4 vehicle

The Landmaster is a unique 12-wheeled amphibious articulated vehicle constructed by Dean Jefferies for the 1977 science fiction movie Damnation Alley
. All 12 wheels are driven, but due to the tri-star design, only 8 are normally in contact with the road surface at any one time. The Landmaster cost $300,000 to build in 1976.

In the film, it is said that the Landmaster was designed to use as many standard truck parts as possible, and that any junkyard would have whatever was needed for repairs. Actual parts used included the rear-ends of two big trucks, an Allison automatic truck transmission, and a 391-Ford industrial engine. The steering used hydraulics to bend the center-joint of the vehicle since the wheels do not turn in the normal 'steering' sense.
Also used in

Get A Life (1990) – the “Paperboy 2000” episode.

' (1994) – a time travel movie.

' (1997) – a post-apocalyptic movie.

pre-ride video – Sony MovieGlide Theatre

A television commercial for Amoco titled The Road Worrier.''

It is often misreported that the vehicle featured in Ark II was the Landmaster.

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