Hot Rods Top eleven Favorite Gassers

KS
and Harry Hall

 

Joe Airoso

 

Gary and Jerry Mallicoat

 

Always liked the Airoso Bros Willys and the Texiera Willys as well. Saw them both run many times back then. Mark Skipper did the restoration work on the Texiera Willys some years back as I recall.

 

Mel Bryson

 

Steve Woods, Jerry Young, Jeff Mellow, and Rich Davis

 

Mike Mitchell

 

Bob Panella - Ken Dondero

 

Insert very large PIC of Wayne Calvert's 41 Willys coupe here!
Here is the only pic I have of one of his gassers.

 

tokyo rose was a junior stocker
this sums it up....

 

This one has made me smile more than any other.

 

My vote is for this one, it probably has the distinction of being raced in more decades than any other AA car, 1965 to present day. It took on the best in the 60's and held it's own, 8.48 and 166 on gasoline. Three different chassis men, built and modified it through the years. Chuck Finders, Steve Plueger and myself. I look back at the fun times, restoring it for the late Tom Willford, and getting to drive it in a couple races. But installing hand controls, so that Tom could race it, as he did for 5 or 6 seasons, brought my crew the most joy.

 

You are a lucky man, Marty; one of Tom Willford's best friends.

 

A couple of Wayne Harry's pickups.

 

Two of the best.

 

I do believe this is the quickest 5#/cubic inch blown gas Anglia in history. Howard and Dan Anderson with their STOUT 354. They just won AA/S at the March Meet in their 38 Chev.

 

This will always be my number one pick and love just looking at this car every time I open my garage door.

 

up here in Detroit we had a few

 

I always loved the M-G-M hydro austin pickup. Ran very hard , Lippy

 

Would have to be mine, seeing I was there the day this was taken.

 

This is one of my favorites. It has been raced since nearly new, and while I don't like the present version, it is still going strong today.

 

this has been one of mine also RIP Mike
I always liked it green glad you did it that way Paul

 

So many great gassers!! Really enjoy the pictures guys, thanks!