Gasser (car)

Gasser
Two gassers racing
Overview
Model years1950s to early 1970s
Body and chassis
ClassHot rod
Chevrolet A/Gas racer at Mantorp Park, Sweden 2023.

A gasser is a type of hot rod originally used for drag racing. This type of car originated in United States in the late 1950s and continued until the early 1970s.[1][2] In the days before Pro Stock, the A/Gas cars were the fastest stock-appearing racers around.[3]

  1. ^ Breitenstein, Jeff. Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies. MotorBooks International. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-1-61059-235-2.
  2. ^ McClurg, Bob (2013). Diggers, Funnies, Gassers and Altereds: Drag Racing's Golden Age. CarTech. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-1-61325-105-8.
  3. ^ "Night at the Museum: Stone, Woods & Cook Willys". NHRA. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.