ok guys time to takea trip back in time. Does Anyone have any pics of an A GASSER truck?? How high did they usually raise the front ends up??

 

I'm leaning toward gasser w/my '60. There is a long bed '60 gasser on Ebay. I'll try to post a link. I would go up higher than he did tho....and of course it will be 100% Blue Oval!! Mike


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-PICKUP-CLASSIC-1960-FORD454bbc-GASSER-HOT-ROD-STREETROD-RAT-ROD-CUSTOM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6057QQihZ007QQit emZ170077804398QQrdZ1

 

draglink


The ''GASSER'' truck is very cool!


P.S. I agree with the 100% blue oval!







Wally Womack

 

This one ha got to be one of my favorites, it shows the Spiret of a Gasser.

 

4tl8ford, NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!! do you know who's truck that is?? I might want to pick his brain a tad.

Draglink, I saw that one on there also and I totally agree with you Blue Oval all the way. But I am close I odn't have a FORD motor in my truck BUT it is a motor used by ford. It's an INTERNATIONAL!!!!!!

 

4tl8ford

This ""GASSER"" trucks bad, I like how old it looks!




Wally Womack

 

It's called "Pricilla", it still runs somewhere in the US.

Thjats about all I got.

 

WOW!!Thats great. Saved the pics!!! Thanks! Mike

 

Here's more on the 50

http://www.martsrods.pwp.blueyonder....es/rides39.htm

 

well im just a kid 16 to be exact, so what exactly is a gasser. ive heard it used commonly with 30s ****** coupes but still a little confused as to what makes a gasser a gasser.

 

A gasser is just what the name implies, it runs on gas. At the time there was a ban on racing with fuel so the gas classes came about. The ****** frames were very popular due to their light weight and short wheel base. The tires at the time were not exactly state of the art and the front ends of these cars were raised to aid in weight transfer to the rear of the car to help it hook up. as the cars got faster and tire technology got with the times the cars were lowered to aid in arrowdynamics and eventually evolved into the modern day funny cars. hope that helps. check out byrons gasser madness for some more awsome pics.

 

Your age is perfect for keeping a tradition alive.

The Gas?Gasser classes were some of the purest in dragracing.

Here is a link to some of the History of Gassers.

http://gassermadness.com/Gas_Classes/index.htm

 

here's a few site to look over 30-06 www.briansgassermadness.com and
www.eastcoastgassers.com

 

Gassers: Cars that dragraced in specific classes designated by the class group name "GAS" which specified the mods allowed. This class was subdivided by engine dispacement/weight into AA/GAS (superchargers allowed) A/GAS - G/GAS (they may have gone further down the alphabet I can't remember for sure, we competed in C/GAS.) The basic rules were production based body with a minimum 90" wheelbase. No wheelbase changes allowed. Must run full fenders and the tires could not extend out beyond the fenders. The engine could be set back 10% of the wheelbase. Any engine mods allowed, must run on pump gasoline. Must have 2 seats. Fiberglass exact replacement body panels allowed, body itself must be steel. (there were more rules, but these were the basics that defined the class.)
The idea was to find the smallest lightest body that met the rules, put in the largest most powerful engine you could build. Keep the front as light as possible and up high to get weight transfer onto the rear wheels. The powerful engines and short wheelbase/narrow track made them exciting to watch, and a new phenomenom was born: professional match racing. Car would travel from strip to strip being paid to appear and race each other in feature match races best 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 runs. The track promoter would advertise the upcoming match races on the local pop radio station with the now iconic cry "SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY.... !!!! Dragracing had it's first "name" pro drivers. To go faster, some of the match racers started moving the rear axle forwards a little and reshaping the body to disguise the fact, but these cars started to look a little "funny" and that was the start of today's FUNNYCARS.
Now you know the rest of the story!

 

AX- you're an encyclopedia! When it comes to auto's is there anything you don't know? Sheesh!


impressed--again.