[1] Black Stallion started out as a stock 1982 Ford F250 back in 1982, owned and modified by Michael Vaters.

To be competitive, Mike replaced the leaf springs with airbags, the old heavy split ring rims with lightweight one piece rims, fiberglass body pieces, cutting the tires, gutting the interior out, 4 linking the truck and putting in a bigger engine.

After a violent rollover in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania in 1991, Mike decided to put King shocks on the truck, which he later added coil springs in 1992.

Mike rarely ran this truck after he built the popular Boogey Van in 1993, driven by his then wife, Pam Vaters.

Cody will travel to Birmingham, Toronto, Newark, Charleston, Columbia, Worcester, Wheeling & Baton Rouge.