Emergency West wheelstander

[CrownVic97]

So if anybody was a big fan of 1980s motor sports, wheelstanders were a big hit. The coolest of them all was the Emergency West wheelstander built by famous wheelie dragster craftsman Richard Schroeder (1943-2007). What this beast has:

A pair of supercharged 502 big blocks in the bed, totaling 3,500 HP

HAW strobes in the bumper (clear), turn signal (blue), and headlight area (red)

A red/blue model 25CF AeroDynic on the front, with amber for the CrossFire section 

A pair of model 22 AeroDynics to the sides in-between: blue on left, red on right

A red/blue model 25 AeroDynic to the rear 

HAW strobes in the tail and reverse lights.

All this on a heavily modified 1985 Chevrolet Crew Cab dually.

This truck stands above all wheelie cars. Enjoy!

Source for pics: 

http://www.dragzine.com/news/twin-engine-emergency-west-wheelstander-making-a-return/ 

https://plus.google.com/117755617315144670130/posts

https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyWest

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Richard's son built a new one using the original engines with a newer Chevy dually and a CHINA-MADE LED bar (the hell's wrong with spending more on USA products, or better yet, USE THE AERODYNICS?!?!), but it's not like the real truck. Not even close.

The new truck (eecchh!)

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The beast today:



At least the Aeros still turn and burn!

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And lastly, drag porn!!!

 

[Skip Goulet]

Awesome footage. Awesome truck!   In the mid-80s a guy came to Lubbock with a '70s Type II Chevy ambulance that he did wheel stands with.  It had the original tunnel lights, speakers, etc.

Seeing what they did to a nice old ambulance made me groan, as we were just getting into our first Type IIs at the time.