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 ...
Jamie Jarvis is currently sitting in first place in B/Gas class in HOT ROD Drag Week 2023. His '55 Chevy 210 is pretty enough to be a car show contender, but he shows it no mercy on the racetrack. As ...
Originally Published in the July 2008 issue of HOT ROD Deluxe. Saved. It's that incredible sense of accomplishment that makes BillFowler proud. The owner of the performance automotive/apparel lines ...
Hot Wheels is bringing back the ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser drag racer known as Candy Striper, or at least it will if fans unlock the model in a new crowdfunding effort. The toymaker produced 4,000 units ...
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 ...
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.
I'm visiting my family this weekend, and I brought some Hot Wheels trucks for my nephew. My sister went out and bought two collectibles for me, too. It's always a fun exchange that doesn't cost much ...
Two North Dakota men’s cross country journey in a '55 Chevy Gasser draws attention from hot rod magazines, an automotive museum and a legendary custom car builder. James SanGrait and Brad Kuntz stand ...
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 ...
Over 50 years ago, in 1958, Minnesota's Jerry Gaboury had a hot, yellow '55 Chevy Del Rey gasser--complete with his name boldly lettered on the firewall and red with yellow pinstriping everywhere else ...