wheel standing fc wagon

russo · Post by **russo** » Wed May 04, 2011 7:44 pm

check this out pretty cool

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Oct-1971-Hot-Rod ... 4cf6f13219

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Wed May 04, 2011 8:02 pm

The Strip Tripper

A classic

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Thu May 05, 2011 8:06 pm

Absolutley AWESOME!!!!!
1st pic hes looking for his Winnie that fell out the window
Id like a link to all these fine pics

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Fri May 06, 2011 7:59 am

WOW!

customfc · Post by **customfc** » Sun May 08, 2011 1:37 am

He brought it down on it's side at some stage and replaced the body with an FC ute.
Regards
Alex

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Sun May 08, 2011 11:02 am

customfc wrote:He brought it down on it's side at some stage and replaced the body with an FC ute.
Regards
Alex

I never did see the ute version.

bootlegger · Post by **bootlegger** » Sun May 08, 2011 6:44 pm

With the popularity of nostalgia drag racing Im surprise nobody has built a wheel stander. They thrilled the crowds years ago. Anyone got any other pics of well known wheel standers from here or the US. The most famous of them all to me was the Little Red Wagon.

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:47 pm

bootlegger wrote:Anyone got any other pics of well known wheel standers from here or the US.

Probably the first built in this country, were built because Adelaides Brooksfield Raceway put up a cash prize for
the longest wheelstand at their meetings.
Among cars built were these two

Ron Hasset's Austin 8

Ron O'Connell's Prefect

Others to follow included The Striptripper, Neville Alders 'Mechanical Ape' Kombi, and Moonshot among others.

Ex Martin Wileman Miles 'Shaker' Funny Car

Touring US wheelstanders were fairly commen with Wild Bill Shrewsberry and his 'LA Dart' the most visited.

Wild Bill Vs Jack Emrmatraut - Early 70's Adelaide International Raceway

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:55 pm

The yanks had tons of them, check out this selection.

Of coarse just doing a wheelstand got a bit boring, so ya had to do something stupid to stand out

EKH00N · Post by **EKH00N** » Mon May 09, 2011 8:02 pm

Thanks for the pics Thommo,, great stuff!

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Mon May 09, 2011 9:31 pm

i remember going to see the tank hell on wheels and LA dart at castlereigh dragway when i was a kiddie

bootlegger · Post by **bootlegger** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:09 pm

Now this had become one of my favourite threads.

Harko · Post by **Harko** » Tue May 10, 2011 4:37 am

i thought we would have spotted a perspex floor in there somewhere but no.

Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:15 pm

Thanx Thommo...a comprehensive coverage of wheelstanders of the golden age. I remember seeing the 'Mechanical Ape', the 'Strip Tripper' and 'Hemi Under Glass' (from the US) all run at Castlereigh in the early 70's. Great times.

Scotty.

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:01 am

Awesome pics was the fc powered by &*#@

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