To keep these single-purpose machines from trouncing the dual-duty competitors, the rule makers divided race categories into Street and Competition, with street cars restricted to gasoline, and the ...

As huge Chevy fans (and more-so fans of Gassers) we thought it would be cool to relive one of the best cars we saw at the2013 SEMAshow: a1955 Chevyowned by Thomas Munger of Alto, Michigan. Working in ...

When the gasser craze hit the U.S. in the 1960s, enthusiasts began prepping and racing production cars you wouldn't normally see at the drag strip. 1955 to 1957 Tri-Five Chevys were among them.

“There are a lot of ’55 Chevys here on Long Island, and everywhere else,” points out Frank Balbo when asked what attracted him to our feature car. “But very, very few of them are gassers. A gasser has ...

When gasser style cars started appearing at drag strips in the late 50s, they were like nothing anyone had ever seen. They were stripped down hot rods with big engines, wild paint jobs and a weird ...

BURBANK, Calif. — It's not called the "Asphalt Animal" for nothing. If there's any doubt as to why, you'll know as soon as Steve Carpenter fires it up. Carpenter turned the ugly-duckling, 1955 Chevy ...