One of drag racings very popular classes formed was the Gassers. During the `50s, Model A and 1932-`34 Fords were
considered the hot set-up for these gas classes. Using Ford V-8 "flatheads" and later overhead valve engines, Gas
Coupe and Sedan classes had to maintain stock wheelbases and the engine relocation was limited. By the mid-60s, it was rare
to find an upper classed gasser with any other body make than Willys, Studebaker, Austin or Anglia. They were the stoutest
full-bodied cars on strips nationwide. Touring teams ran four to six times every week, often traveling several hundred miles
day and night to make their next dates. This was old school racing! However, interest waned as fliptop funny cars took over
in popularity. The battles in A/GS (later AA/GS) ranks created many heroes and villains who etched their marks into drag racing
history. Gassers shared with fans of the quarter mile one the most thrilling overall racecar types, and for an era that was
all too short, they were literally the Kings of the Sport. Enjoy this photo book that takes you back to that time.