Gasser pics

[CBT]

Someone posted a pic of an awesome '55 Chevy gasser. Well, here is over 70 pages of gasser pics, there are a few '55 Chevy's in there, too. Some of these are flat out badazz looking, some look dangerous as hell. Hope you have a few hours to kill.

www.marsh-racing.com/willys.htm (http://www.marsh-racing.com/willys.htm)

[guspech750]

Very cool web site.

[FordNut]

Awesome! Thanks for the memories. In addition to Dad's '55 Chevy I really enjoyed the Henry J and Anglia gassers that used to come to the track every weekend. Too bad we didn't have any of the Willys gassers locally, I really liked those too...

[SC Cheesehead]

Awesome! Thanks for the memories. In addition to Dad's '55 Chevy I really enjoyed the Henry J and Anglia gassers that used to come to the track every weekend. Too bad we didn't have any of the Willys gassers locally, I really liked those too...

Took the words right of my mouth, loved the Bantam roadsters as well.

[massacre]

Gassers are freakin' awesome!
Thanks for the link.

[justbob]

MY GOD! Did you see that 3 window on the first page:eek: SCARY!! Really makes you wonder WTH happened to all these?

[CBT]

MY GOD! Did you see that 3 window on the first page:eek: SCARY!! Really makes you wonder WTH happened to all these?
lol, some of these cars are nothing but 2 gigantic back tires, 2 skinnies up front, and a hug motor surrounded by a little sheet metal. Crazy!

[TAKEDOWN]

Badass, I've always loved those cars!

[Egon Spengler]

Casey, thanks for the website. I love the gassers. I will not try to be funny or de-rail this thread. VERY COOL!

[CBT]

Casey, thanks for the website. I love the gassers. I will not try to be funny or de-rail this thread. VERY COOL!

Like it would bother ME :P

In one of the pics, dude is smoking a cig as he launches, my how times have changed, lol.

[FordNut]

These guys got something started, they were the inspiration for the A/FX cars which evolved to today's Funny Cars. Very much like the Pro Mods running today, too.

[CBT]

These guys got something started, they were the inspiration for the A/FX cars which evolved to today's Funny Cars. Very much like the Pro Mods running today, too.

I like Pro Mod, but boy do these gassers have so much more character.

[CBT]

lol, check out page 6, the seventh pic. look at the radiator overflow can :beer:

[Phrog_gunner]

lol, check out page 6, the seventh pic. look at the radiator overflow can :beer:

PBR FTW. However, I don't think that's a real catch can, I think that's just a disguise for his beer. Notice the can cooler, why would you need to keep the temp in/out if it was a real catch can? :confused:

[Mike]

Gotta love old school :beer:

[Vortex]

http://gassermadness.com/members/stevehudson.jpg

This bastard looks mean.

Great post by the way CBT, I looked thru every page and of course now I want to build a gasser (again). Thanks alot.

[boatmangc]

Man all those Halibrands....
Wow!

[ImpalaSlayer]

ok educate me. why are they called gassers?

[USLYDAWG]

ok educate me. why are they called gassers?

'Gasser' was the name given to any and all cars that raced in the NHRA Gas Coupe and Sedan classes.
Classes were divided by lbs per cu. in. of engine displacement with 'A' being the top class, and 'H' being reserved for inlines and flatheads.
Briefly it was an anything goes type of racing. Engines had to run on gasoline. No methanol or other fuels of any kind.

[LeoVampire]

Nice pictures of some awsome cars!

Thanks for posting the link to the web site.:D

[LANDY]

very nice CBT, i always loved those cars, i see a willys every friday after work, its flat black and it looks just like many of those. priceless

[FordNut]

ok educate me. why are they called gassers?

'Gasser' was the name given to any and all cars that raced in the NHRA Gas Coupe and Sedan classes.
Classes were divided by lbs per cu. in. of engine displacement with 'A' being the top class, and 'H' being reserved for inlines and flatheads.
Briefly it was an anything goes type of racing. Engines had to run on gasoline. No methanol or other fuels of any kind.

There were 3 similar classes in the day. Altered, Gassers, and Modified Production. Then it went on down to the Super Stock and Stock classes.

[SC Cheesehead]

There were 3 similar classes in the day. Altered, Gassers, and Modified Production. Then it went on down to the Super Stock and Stock classes.

Yup, lots of innovation among those three. Still some of the finest racing I ever watched, IMO.