Apr 23, 2014 · In the 1960s, the gas coupe and sedan categories featured some of the coolest and most colorful race cars ever seen on a drag strip. Here are ten great examples. In the drag racing rule books of the era, the formal title was the Gas Coupe and Sedan category, but everyone called them gassers.

May 30, 2024 · Gassers are based on 1930s to mid-1960 closed body production model cars. Stripped down to save as much weight as possible, the hot rods are lifted in the front, typically by using a lighter-weight beam or tubular axle, which also …

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Nov 29, 2024 · 70 MINUTES of nonstop vintage drag racing action with a HEAVY dose of Southeast Gassers 4 speed, wheels up, straight axle gassers. I have the privilege to attend nostalgia drag racing events, where I photograph the …

Jun 22, 2020 · Gassers are red-hot right now, and these three drag cars from Craigslist and eBay are the real thing, offering much more than just the tall gasser stance.

A gasser is a type of hot rod originally used for drag racing. This type of car originated in United States in the late 1950s and continued until the early 1970s. [1] [2] In the days before Pro Stock, the A/Gas cars were the fastest stock-appearing racers around. [3]

The Nostalgia Gassers Racing Association was formed in 2011 by a group of gearheads with a love for the old mid 60’s style gassers. Many of the groups’ gassers were actually raced in the 60’s. Then when the class died in the early 70’s, the cars were either stored, used for a show cars or converted to street rods.

Apr 28, 2023 · Old-School Gasser Style! 1963 Chevrolet Impala Nostalgic gasser-style drag cars may be making a comeback, but this 1963 Chevrolet Impala in North Judson, Indiana gained its lightweight beam axle front suspension in 1966!

Vintage Drag Racing Gassers at the Night of Fire event held at Great Lakes Dragaway on July 2nd, 2021. The Brew City Gassers brought out a bunch of there Vintage Drag Racing Old School...

May 19, 2015 · In the 1960s, the wild and colorful Willys gassers were among the most popular cars in drag racing. Here are five examples that are still fondly remembered today. From 1933 through 1942, the struggling Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio manufactured a series of light, small economy cars with four-cylinder engines and minimal features.