Jeremy Eatmon transforms his Chevy Bel Airs into gassers with lots of new parts, but his goal is to save these classics.
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.
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 ...
“The Hot One” as Chevrolet called it back in the day, the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air blended luxury with performance at a relatively affordable price. More to the point, $2,025 back then is equivalent to ...
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 ...
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 ...
We love it when a cool car falls into the HOT ROD Drag Week/Drag Weekend narrative. Steve Wing's 1955 Chevy Gasser came to fruition after reading about HOT ROD's Drag Week and his subsequent urge to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...