So you think you can pull a good wheelie huh???

[kiwigtx]

Check out the Landy Dodge, A100 Wheelstander and Granny at the end :rolling:

[video=youtube;PtBoETwl5Co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtBoETwl5Co[/video]

 

[Richard Cranium]

I'm surprised at the bare footers.

 

[Budnicks]

that's pretty cool

 

[Photon440]

Now there's something that probably wouldn't pass the boardroom safety lawyers these days... Things were more fun in '66.

Cool old commercial. Here's the same one with better resolution.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWDprSdH2xQ

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Man I missed out on those oh well wonder if anyone has them on ebay? what's an old stingray worth these days?

 

[khryslerkid]

We would be called a sissy if you had one on your bike. See how far you can ride without one!

Great video!

 

[SteveSS]

I could do wheelies on my Schwinn Stingray but not like some kids could. I've got the Sears and Roebucks version of the Sting Ray in a guest bedroom. 16" front wheel, springer fork, banana seat. and 4' sissy bar. They are so cool

 

[MT_Mopar]

I love Wham-O!

Great stuff

 

[Runner 68]

We would be called a sissy if you had one on your bike. See how far you can ride without one!

Great video!

No $hit Kid, you beat me to it.
Pull a real one you pussies.

Still, thanks for the trip down memory lane Kiwi.

 

[fwi]

this is a wheelie:

 

[Mike Gaines]

I did a pretty fair launch (wheelie) in 1967.

Shown is a pix of my 65plymouth B body funny car . Pix taken in 1967

 

[ZR9B]

we used to call it catwalk....I had the Huffy Dragster from K Mart in orange. Best I could do is about 2 city blocks. To this day every time I get on a bike...the first thing I try is...catwalk.

 

[Runner 68]

Shown is a pix of my 65plymouth B body funny car . Pix taken in 1967

Hoooooly $hit! That is F@cking awsome Mike except a wheelie is when the front is up. You have 3 out of four off the ground. That warrants it's own definition....or term. Did I mention that pic is F@cking awsome? Some serious torque going on there.

Talk about a launch. That has to be one of the best shots I've seen on this forum.

Any damage to the car on re-entry?

 

[Jace Sr.]

I should get one for my unicycle.

My record is 5 miles, a friend did 26 in a charity marathon.

 

[Mike Gaines]

Hoooooly $hit! That is F@cking awsome Mike except a wheelie is when the front is up. You have 3 out of four off the ground. That warrants it's own definition....or term. Did I mention that pic is F@cking awsome? Some serious torque going on there.

Talk about a launch. That has to be one of the best shots I've seen on this forum.

Any damage to the car on re-entry?

The first time I made the mistake of letting of the gas pedal completely and it did come "crashing down" It kinda squished my dropped oil pan about 1/2" and it actually bend the unibody frame....(this was way before the practice of tying the front and rear frame rails together. I took it to a frame shop and they succesfully straigtend the chassis. Then...I was probably the first guy (this was in 1967) to actually come up with "frame connectors" as I then used 3" channel iron to tie the front and rear frame rails together then I used kinda of a "truss" under the frame connector to keep it from bending the frame again as that was the weak point.

After that it came down just fine without any drama....I just never again let off the gas completely....lol

 

[Runner 68]

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The first time I made the mistake of letting of the gas pedal completely and it did come "crashing down" It kinda squished my dropped oil pan about 1/2" and it actually bend the unibody frame....(this was way before the practice of tying the front and rear frame rails together. I took it to a frame shop and they succesfully straigtend the chassis. Then...I was probably the first guy (this was in 1967) to actually come up with "frame connectors" as I then used 3" channel iron to tie the front and rear frame rails together then I used kinda of a "truss" under the frame connector to keep it from bending the frame again as that was the weak point.

After that it came down just fine without any drama....I just never again let off the gas completely....lol

Thanks Mike. The 60s are tough to beat. Your pic and explanation prove it.

 

[idrivemopar]

That was awesome!!! LOL Wham-o!!!!!! Here is the bike from back in the day, next to the 68 Satellite 4-door that was less then a year old at the time of the picture! hahahahaha

 

[coronet340]

Sure can!!

And without a sissy bar...

 

[Cranky]

Hoooooly $hit! That is F@cking awsome Mike except a wheelie is when the front is up. You have 3 out of four off the ground. That warrants it's own definition....or term. Did I mention that pic is F@cking awsome? Some serious torque going on there.

Talk about a launch. That has to be one of the best shots I've seen on this forum.

Any damage to the car on re-entry?

I've seen several 3 wheels off the ground launches. They've mainly been with stick cars launching at very high rpm lol

And yeah, no sissy or wheelie bars for us either!

 

[Budnicks]

I've seen several 3 wheels off the ground launches. They've mainly been with stick cars launching at very high rpm lol

And yeah, no sissy or wheelie bars for us either!

or all 4 in some cases :headbang:

here's a few nice wheelies

funny how your a sissy if you have a wheelie bar on your ol'stingray
but everybody had "sissy bars" on them, go figure....LOL