Defiance
Jerry McBee
1980-83
Two-and-a-half years being built, Jerry McBee, of Hermiston, Oregon, turned this 1980 White 18-wheeler freight liner into a wheelstander. It was powered by a supercharged, fuel-injected Allison V-12 aircraft engine.
Super Ram Wagon
Rick Mehl
1980-81
Trained in driving wheelstanders by Bill "Maverick" Golden, Mehl, from Heath, Ohio drove this 1981 Dodge pick-up wheelstander briefly. Click here to see video footage; (1) begins at 0:18 mark and goes to 0:21 mark, and (2) begins at 1:01 mark and goes to 1:03 mark, and (3) begins at 1:46 mark and goes to 1:48 mark, and (3) begins at 1:55 mark and goes to 2:03 mark on the video.
Chevy Rebellion
Richard Hutchins
ca. 1980-2016
Hutchins, of St. Petersburg, Florida, retired his Dodge A-100 pickup wheelstander in favor of this 1962 VW truck. It was powered by a Chrysler Hemi. Click here to see video footage.
Click here to see more video footage, begins at 3:55 mark and goes to 5:21 mark on the video.
Mighty High
Chuck Swift
1982-83
Chuck Swift, of Portland, campaigned this 1965 Dodge A-100 pick-up truck.
Paddy Wagon
Gary Watson/Bob Hall
1982-2001
Gary Watson built a 1972 Chevy Vega panel wagon that Bob Hall campaigned for almost two decades. Click here to see video footage.
Diesel Louie
Louie Force
ca. 1983-87
Louie Force, of Tampa, Florida, drove a blown Hemi-powered 1953 Kenworth wheelstander. Click here to see video footage.
Pure Insanity
Ralph Messinger
1983-85
Ralph Messinger, of Hobbs, New Mexico, campaigned a wheelstanding Chevy El Camino for a few years. On July 6, 1985, he turned 136 mph on his rear wheels at Sun City Dragway in El Paso. Unfortunately the car flipped and was severely damaged, ending its exhibition career. Click here to see video footage of the Pure Insanity El Camino wheelstander running at Penwell Knights Raceway.
Night Rider
Toby Ehrmantraut
1983-85
Toby Ehrmantraut learned the ropes of driving wheelstanders in this car, meant to be a replica of the popular TV show called Night Rider. Jack Ehrmantraut bought this Chevy-powered 1978 Pontiac Trans Am from Chuck Poole so his son could learn how to drive wheelstanders.
Night Raider
Toby Ehrmantraut
1985-87
After learning how to drive wheelstanders in the ebony black Night Rider, Jack Ehrmantraut built this 1984 Camaro wheelstander for his son to drive. Click here to see a very strange wheelstander tug-of-war between Toby's "Night Raider" and Jack Ehrmantraut's 1986 Dodge Daytona "Hemi Under Glass."
Click here to view more video footage, begins at 1:27 mark and goes to 3:14 mark of video.
Emergency West
Richard Schroeder
1985-2006, 2013-present
Twin-engined 3,500 HP 1986 Chevy C10 Crew Cab dually wheelstander was campaigned by Richard Schroeder until just before his death in 2007. After a few years, it was rebuilt to current NHRA safety standards and updated with a 2006 body. Click here to see video footage.
Wichita Warrior
Clayton Willard
ca. 1985
Clayton Willard, of Wichita, Kansas, built and drove this 1969 Corvette station wagon.
Crazy Injun
Virgil Sellers
ca. 1985
Don Fissette, of Spokane owned this 1955 Chevy wheelstander. It was driven by Virgil Sellers, also of Spokane. It was powered by a blown alcohol Chevy. 152 mph top speed.
Hemi Under Glass
Jack Ehrmantraut
ca. 1986-89
Ehrmantraut, of Mansfield, Ohio, drove this 1986 Dodge Daytona wheelstander. Click here to see video footage of this car in a match against the '57 Chevy wheelstander driven by his son, Toby.
Peacemaker
Jim Brewer
1987
Jim Brewer started out with a 1983 Cadillac Seville wheelstander. He then swapped out that body for a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Then he ventured into the stratosphere with his 1933 Willys pickup wheelstander.
Wind-Up Pickup
Danny O'Day
ca. 1989
Danny O'Day drove a 1989 Ford Ranger, and later, a 1990 Ford Ranger wheelstander. Click here to see video footage, begins at 5:21 mark and goes to 6:22 mark of the video.
One Night Stand
Rick Markham
1988-2008
Rick Markham, of Spokane, Washington, campaigned this 1986 Chevy S-10 pick-up for at least two decades. It is powered by a 427 Chevy engine. Click here to view video footage.
Jolly Rancher Fire Truck
Ed "The Outlaw" Jones
ca. 1989-present
Ed Jones, of Malad, Idaho, garnered sponsorship from Jelly Belly to campaign this 1931 Chevy fire truck wheelstander. Click here to see video footage.
Legendary Chuckwagon
Danny Burmer
1989-96
1958 VW pickup could race up to about 110 mph on his rear wheels. Click here to view video footage.
Click here to view more video footage, begins at 1:27 mark and goes to 3:14 mark of video.
Click here to see more video footage, begins at 3:55 mark and goes to 5:21 mark on the video.