The old gasser-style drag racers of the ‘50s and ‘60s were built specifically for straight-line speed, and as a result of all those purpose-driven modifications, the gasser style and aesthetic has ...

Gassers, by definition, should be a little rough around the edges. After all, they are--or at least mimic--race cars. Joe Gateley had a couple of friends who built a pair of '55 Chevy Gassers, both ...

The 39th Annual Collectors Convention in Los Angeles looks like an amazing event, and there are still ways to celebrate it if you weren't there.

Dave and Greg Engle grew up in Fountain Valley, California, steeped in racing and custom car culture their entire lives. “My ...

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 ...

Remember that '55 Chevy gasser Freiburger and Finnegan tried to put together with a Hemi? Well, Blasphemi got ready. 2,600 miles, 530 cubic inches, 700 horsepower, six speeds, 17 mpg. The last number ...

The 1955 Chevrolet is, by any measure, a landmark car that profoundly influenced the entire auto industry when it was introduced, and for many years thereafter. Chevy advertising called the completely ...

We're installing a 528ci Mopar Hemi into Mike Finnegan's '55 Chevy gasser. Imagine this: no one makes exhaust headers for that swap! We decided to make our own. Step one was to make sure the engine ...

Glen Fiorello wanted a 1955 Chevrolet drag car, known as a gasser, just like the one he built around 1970 and later sold. But he also wanted the car to be an attractive daily street driver, not ...

Most of us like to think of ourselves as hardcore. Dedicated to the automotive lifestyle; willing to live the life instead of just watching it as a bystander. Pete Gentile is an example of what that ...

Originating on the drag strips across the nation back in the late 1950s, the gassers quickly became the fastest stock(ish)-looking hot rods in the days before the arrival of the Pro Stock class. They ...