by Hemi A-100 Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:28 pmHey guys, thought you all would really dig this. For years I thought it would be cool to see a street version of the Backup Pickup wheelstander built. I nearly hit the floor when I came across this bad boy. Can we all say "INSANE"!!!!! Enjoy.
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slimtronn
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Backup Econoline!!
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slimtronn- Number of posts : 99
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Wow! That would be one hell of a ride! 
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Weird. That just looks wrong to me.
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Strange.
There was an Econo pickup back in the 70's called "The Backup Pickup". I'll see if I can find some pics.
There was an Econo pickup back in the 70's called "The Backup Pickup". I'll see if I can find some pics.
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Cool. But weird. That just looks wrong!!!
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Hemi A-100- Number of posts : 255
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To me that thing just looks insane!! I gotta give the guy props for being different. The only thing to me that I would change is the truck is too low and I am not much of fan of the rear window being replaced with the windsheld. However I understand why he did it. But still I am a big fan of this thing. Here are some pics of the Backup Pickup. Enjoy, MK
And for us Dodge boyz, the Gemini Cricket!
And for us Dodge boyz, the Gemini Cricket!
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makes me wonder where those trucks are know?
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I like how the headlights looks like they belong there. It's weird, but cool all at the same time.
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passing you going backwards weird
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Thats just cool as heck. I ve never seen that one before but I ve seen several varieties of the backup pickup,that one though has Backasswards on it,kinda cool. Thanks for posting it Mike.
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Oh geez...I forgot about Gemini Cricket!
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I am glad you guys are diggin' this thing as much as I am. To my knowledge the Backup Pickup was cut up years ago. The red version of the truck was owned by a guy by the name of Hollie Swindle and he sold it to Galpin Ford out in California and it was driven by George "Hollywood" Tuers. George later when on to drive the Flashback 55 Nomad wheelstander. Anyway I believe the Backup was sold sometime in the late 70's where it was seriously altered with bigger tires and the box was cut off of it and a really light sheet metal one put on. Yes it looked as bad as it sounds. I will see if I can find a pic of it in my collection, I know I have one somewhere.
Of course the Gemini Cricket that was owned by Frank Monaghan has a cool story behind it too. After Frank crashed his first A-100 wheelstander also called Gemini Cricket he built a new one which was the backwards one. I guess he figured if the Backup Pickup worked then so would a backwards A-100. He only ran it for a short time then converted it back to a regular style wheelstander with the truck facing the right way. He ran that truck for years and then sold it to Diesel Louie Force (older brother to John Force). Louie ran the truck for a good number of years and then built a new wheelstander in the late 80's. I have tried to track down the Gemini Cricket but not much luck in that one either.
Of course the Gemini Cricket that was owned by Frank Monaghan has a cool story behind it too. After Frank crashed his first A-100 wheelstander also called Gemini Cricket he built a new one which was the backwards one. I guess he figured if the Backup Pickup worked then so would a backwards A-100. He only ran it for a short time then converted it back to a regular style wheelstander with the truck facing the right way. He ran that truck for years and then sold it to Diesel Louie Force (older brother to John Force). Louie ran the truck for a good number of years and then built a new wheelstander in the late 80's. I have tried to track down the Gemini Cricket but not much luck in that one either.
EconoUSAparts- Number of posts : 2198
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Mike I ve tried to find that truck via the website shown on the photos and was unsuccessful. Where did you find them? Also whens the Bowling Green meet,was it street machine nationals you attend every year there? I may go this year.
