There’s something about seeing luxury cars and massive trucks in stunts that always gets the viewers hooked. This is the exact type of content that YouTuber WhistlinDiesel (real name Cody Detwiler) has used to build a fanbase. As of 2023, WhistlinDiesel has a net worth of $5 million.
Early Life
Cody Detwiler was born on July 18, 1998 and grew up in rural Indiana. Over the years, his family owned several businesses related to farming and construction. They also had an automotive startup, which motivated Cody to learn about vehicles and everything related to them.
Not much is known about his early life but he reportedly attended Holmdel High School. The Indiana native has a bachelor’s degree but hasn’t shared where he went to college. Cody focused on his passion for driving mean machines, and now luckily it’s his profession.
Career Beginnings
WhistlinDiesel’s YouTube channel was created in 2015 and uploaded hunting related content. He took a break from YouTube for three years to finish high school.
When Detwiler returned in December 2018, he began customizing vehicles and performing stunts with cars, trucks, tractors, and motorbikes. Not many content creators are brave enough to do this, so he stood out. This helped his early videos get millions of views.
Apart from stunts, he shared useful insights about the cars he was driving. In 2018, Cody branched out to other social media sites but YouTube remains his biggest platform and has over 5.8 million subscribers.
Further Ventures
With his rising popularity, WhistlinDiesel began to attract brand sponsorship deals. His following exploded after surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in early 2021.
He shot steel plates with .50 caliber bullets from four feet away to find out many it would take to penetrate them. One of the bullets ricocheted and went right into his forehead. Fortunately, it wasn’t a fatal injury.
However, trouble didn’t stop coming his way. A year after the incident, he ran into legal trouble for sinking their boat and making waves with a jet ski in a lake’s no-wake zone. Cody and his crew faced up to a year in jail.
Net Worth and Earnings
Cody Detwiler’s YouTube account, WhistlinDiesel, makes an estimated $6,400 every day from YouTube ad revenue. That’s about $2.3 million annually from advertisements alone. The total video views now stands at over 680 million!
He also earns income from brand deals and merchandise sales. Cody sells gifts and apparel clothing on Amazon and through his Redbubble shop. With all of these endeavors, Detwiler’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
Despite the amount of money Detwiler makes, he spends an insane amount of money to buy the vehicles and props. He spent $500,000 to film a video driving around a 170,000 lb army tank. It’s safe to say, the local police weren’t too happy. The investment is worth it in the long term because the videos average over five million views.
Personal Life
WhistlinDiesel was once married to his long-time partner, Rae. They were together since they were 18 and got divorced in 2021. Rae works as an influencer and adult model.
Detwiler is currently in a relationship with Kate Miller and still lives in his hometown in Indiana. There, he shows off his car collection, including a Jurassic Park Jeep, a Ford Raptor, a Toyota Hilux, and a custom truck called Monstermax.
