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Title: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:37:44 PM
Time to throw some Gassers up. Gassers were the first cars to set the hook in me for my drag racing passion.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/aaa.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/a.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/57aa.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/51aa.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:39:29 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/19aa.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/15aa.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/18aa.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/16aa.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:43:37 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/2.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/1.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Big20John20Mazmanian203.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Big20John20Mazmanian205.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:46:10 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Blue20Fox202.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Brown-Nitsche-Dyer201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Conant20Bros201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Foleys20Fooler201.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:47:32 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Doolin2020Stroup203.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Doolin2020Stroup202.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Doolin2020Stroup201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Hamberis2020Mitchell201.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:50:38 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Herrera2020Sons201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Herrera2020Sons202.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Hill20Bros202.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Hill20Bros203.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:52:18 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/J2020M201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Kohler20Bros201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Kohler20Bros202.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Lo20Bianco20Bros201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Lo20Bianco20Bros202.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:54:31 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Mod20Rod201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George203.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George204.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George206.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 12:55:55 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George201.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George203.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George205.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George207.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on February 08, 2013, 01:00:26 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George208.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Ohio20George209.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/funnys%20altereds%202/Paul20Frost201.jpg)

I am not sure what class this car was in but it was a big hit at U.S.30 for a while. Either way, what a picture !

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20cars/DSCN8922.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: LZ on February 09, 2013, 06:30:03 AM

Remembered a couple older threads that where talking about it..

http://www.bangshift.com/forum/showthread.php/40602-NO-BIG-THING-Vespa-Gasser-in-the-gasser-pics

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475864

Luke
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:14:47 AM
A few more

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a11.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a12.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a13.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a14.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:16:33 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a16.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a17.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/a18.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0003.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:20:49 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0013.jpg)

The Jack Merkel was one of my favorites, ive got more of this car I just have not ran across them yet.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0019.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0020.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0021.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:22:31 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0021x.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0022.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0022x.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0023.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:24:43 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0025.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0027.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0028.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0030.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 06:26:59 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0031.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0032.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0033.jpg)

Gotta run the garage is calling me.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on March 10, 2013, 07:19:45 AM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0031.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0032.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20misc%20pics/IMG_0033.jpg)

Gotta run the garage is calling me.

Post somthing from the garage, the "What did you do today" in the Gasser thread is pretty thin, it is almost like no one is working on Gassers?

I have a Grasser Racing Serries meeting today at 1
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on March 10, 2013, 03:04:20 PM
I think the gasses are so far and few between beacuse of their being so hard to find a good one and so costly to build one. I have a friend building a more pro street leven willys, I will toss it in there.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on March 10, 2013, 03:15:07 PM
Here is mine
(http://www.leverfamilysite.com/images/1949_Chevrolet/Progress_2012_12_08/DSC_0677.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: ricardo1967 on March 10, 2013, 04:29:14 PM
Hollowed out block?

Borrowed BIG displacement home made mock up

454 block.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Dolmetsch on May 28, 2013, 04:00:18 PM
My friend Mike Sietsma built this 4 years ago and is a regular at Picton Airfield. He said he wanted to capture the 1960s style gasser.
Power is a 331 Chrysler hemi, Isky cam , 650 Holley  coupled to a Volare overdrive 4 speed twisting a 4.10 in a 57 Ford 9 inch.
Car runs as it would have in the sixties. Not an old car with a modern KILLER but built as it would have been back then. Why? Because that is how Mike wants it.
Don
PS for photos of Mike and his gasser with Bob Beazer see Sean's Project, Facebok.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:00:04 PM
I just scored this from a seller a couple months ago. Not many of this car running around.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/dads%20cars/IMG_0003-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:08:25 PM
 few more from the closet

Hard to decide if this would be a gasser or an altered class car.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/avantigasser.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/dogcatcher2.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/dogcatcher1.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:14:03 PM


(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/DSCN0324.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/gassermad2.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/gasserstech.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:17:07 PM
This car was the cleanest car on the strip, you could eat off any part of this thing.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/fredhurst2.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/fredhurstrun.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/hummerang.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:21:13 PM
I love this picture I had it blown to poster size for my man cave.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/jackmerkel2.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/littlemansfury.jpg)

A perfect description of drag racing back in the day. People just hanging out, most were friends with the same goal of going faster, having a stress free day.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/mrlucke3.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/mrlucky1.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:24:34 PM
Stand back its going to get cool in here for a minute.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/malcogasserfront.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/malcogasser.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/malcogasserside.jpg)

My dad liked interior shots of cars. Another rare interior shot for everyone.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/malcogasserrtseat.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/malcogasserleftseat.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 28, 2013, 05:27:02 PM
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/nasty.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/mooneye777/hotrodhouse/stangvsanglia.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on May 28, 2013, 08:21:48 PM
I love these pictures, I wish I had been racing back then, I should have been.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on May 29, 2013, 08:21:09 AM
I love these pictures, I wish I had been racing back then, I should have been.

Ya me too, we were born just a little too late I guess. Now we can do it in old style better built iron but it just costs 10 times more to do.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Paladin AA/FA on October 02, 2013, 10:42:12 AM
This is my Gasser from the past.  1961 Ford Falcon tilt frontend, 383 SBC, with a Racer Brown T400 into a 9 inch Ford rearend.   The front axle is a Ford pick up part with the drum brakes. The car is all steel.  I got the Falcon in a trade 7 years ago from a guy in the Chicago area.  The car was built in the mid 60's by 3 guys who worked at a Ford dealership in Chicago.  Every nut and bolt has come off the car and replaced with new/safe parts.  The original 6 point  cage was found to be muffler tubing.  It was replaced with a 10 point CM deal.  Those are the original crome reverse wheels and Cragar's.  It's a fun car to drive.  Best times are in the mid 10's at 130 ish.  I haven't raced in the past couple of years.  I've been saving for and building a Ford AA/FA. 
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on October 02, 2013, 10:48:52 AM
Very nice and an inspiration to get started on our 49 Gasser which has been sitting waiting attention for two years now.

I have made the decision that our racing season is done for this year so this weekend the engine and transmission come out of the dragster and the dragster will get stored for the winter.

That means work on the Gasser starts in two weeks.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Paladin AA/FA on October 03, 2013, 06:43:57 AM
Thanks, the cars a blast to drive.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Paladin AA/FA on November 21, 2013, 07:42:26 AM
A couple more
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Supercat on November 21, 2013, 08:35:40 AM
Vince the car looks good. How is the AA/FA coming? Put up some pictures in the Build section.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: mullinmotorsports on December 25, 2013, 02:28:41 PM
Very nice and an inspiration to get started on our 49 Gasser which has been sitting waiting attention for two years now.

I have made the decision that our racing season is done for this year so this weekend the engine and transmission come out of the dragster and the dragster will get stored for the winter.

That means work on the Gasser starts in two weeks.

What kind of Gasser are you building Glen?

Dave
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on December 25, 2013, 02:48:36 PM
Very nice and an inspiration to get started on our 49 Gasser which has been sitting waiting attention for two years now.

I have made the decision that our racing season is done for this year so this weekend the engine and transmission come out of the dragster and the dragster will get stored for the winter.

That means work on the Gasser starts in two weeks.

What kind of Gasser are you building Glen?

Dave

If I ever get the time to get back to it.

http://www.leverfamilysite.com/1949_Chevrolet_gasser_Root.htm

(http://www.leverfamilysite.com/images/1949_Chevrolet/Progress_2012_12_08/DSC_0677.jpg)
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Paladin AA/FA on February 06, 2014, 08:12:23 AM
Love those Falcons.
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: GlennLever on February 06, 2014, 08:19:22 AM
As do I, I like the Comets also
Title: Re: Gassers from the past
Post by: Paladin AA/FA on February 14, 2014, 05:27:27 PM
2006, before I rebuilt it.