Assuming this is an Asian product (?), sounds like a case of “lost in translation”, where the name probably sounded cool in its original language, and became “awkward” in literal translation. That would not have stopped me from buying this beast, though! SFZ
You could be right SF. I've noticed before that on the box there are two of the beasties side by side. Are they joined together, hence the word 'joint'?
The 'joint' part refers to the articulation, as its effectively two vehicles front to back. Its basically the same vehicle that Explorer 12 was developed from, so the trucks can be connected side by side too. Bill
Assuming this is an Asian product (?), sounds like a case of “lost in translation”, where the name probably sounded cool in its original language, and became “awkward” in literal translation. That would not have stopped me from buying this beast, though! SFZ
ReplyDeleteYou could be right SF. I've noticed before that on the box there are two of the beasties side by side. Are they joined together, hence the word 'joint'?
DeleteI believe this was a result of twinning the town of Camberwell with Kingston Jamaica and the manufacturers in those areas
DeleteNow, if they'd called it 'Joint Monster Trucks', that may have made sense.
ReplyDeleteOf course 'Monster Joint' would have raised a few eyebrows Mish!
DeleteThe 'joint' part refers to the articulation, as its effectively two vehicles front to back. Its basically the same vehicle that Explorer 12 was developed from, so the trucks can be connected side by side too. Bill
ReplyDeleteSo E12 could be joined side-on too? I didn't know that Bill!
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