Badonkadonk Land Cruiser

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The JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser (ba-donk-a-donk) is a custom made tank that looks like it was modeled after Jabba the Hut's Sail Barge from Star Wars.  Nicknamed the "Donk," the JL421 Land Cruiser made its debut in 2002 at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, and has since made numerous appearances as a vehicle for the Stanford University Marching Band.

Donk features the following armor: fixed slats protecting the windows one-way steel mesh armor windows protective rubberized wheel skirt When you first look at it, you might mistake the Donk as a hovercraft, but in fact it runs on four wheels, concealed by a unique industrial-strength rubberized flexible skirt that shields and protects the wheels to within an inch of the ground, while still allowing for enough flex to give clearance over bumpy and uneven terrain.

As you might imagine, the Donk transforms into party-mode at night. With a designated driver at the helm, the lights and music set the scene as the Donk glides around looking for trouble or fun. Its mere presence has the ability to draw crowd and keep them interested. On more than one occasion, the Donk has reportedly rolled up to waning local parties and “stolen" the party and relocated it to the JL421.