Not a gasser and not in a barn

Gday all, I have a 59 Corvette and it has been a quarter mile car all of its life. It has never been street licensed or seen a city street. It does not have a solid front axle and never will. Does this mean that even though it campaigned all through the "gasser wars" it isn't a gasser?

Ms

 

Pictures would help .... to get your answer IMO.

 

depends...Does it have a moon tank in the grill opening?? Faux spindle mount wheels??? WWW pie-crusts???

 

Did it run on GAS or ALCOHOL? What CLASS was it raced in? Could have been run as a Modified Sportscar for all we know...

 

http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vemp_0611w_corvettes_nostalgia_drag_racing/viewall.html

 

It probably ran Modified Production, didn't it ?

Don

 

In the Golden Era of the Gasser wars it would have been a Modified Sports Production (MSP) although some ran Modified Prodctuion as well (MP). Eventually the NHRA melded the MSP class into the Gasser ranks before doing away with that class as well. And there were a hell of a lot more true Gas Class racers with stock suspension than axles, but the Axle cars got (and continue to get) all the glory

So lets see this mystery car!

 

G'day, We are not really sure what it ran as we bought it from an estate. It ran in the Missouri area, on gas, and had a small fuel tank in the trunk. It was found in a warehouse and is still sitting in a warehouse. Will post pictures if I can figure out how to.

 

There were (are) many classes in drag racing...The gas class was just one of them

 

Sounds interesting, let's see it.....

 

How would any of us know the history or classification of your car based on this information?

I say it's a mud bogger.

 

Gotta love a car that was a drag car all it's life. How many miles are on it ?

Don

 

pics...

 

G'day, When we picked the car up it had a 5" morose tach and a couple of auto meter pro comps. After getting it home we started going through all the boxes of stuff and there we found a complete gauge pod with all perfect gauges. There was less than smile on the odometer. There were a ton of other parts deemed unnecessary for racing too.

The car not only gas heater and radiator delete but the windshield wiper stuff had never been installed either. There are no holes for the wipers either. THe front valance had no holes for turn signals although this had to be changed when someone destroyed the valance on a trailer. It even has oversized rear fiberglass tubs.

I am stuck using an IPad as my computer has failed so pictures will be delayed. Maybe it was a mud runner but I do not think so.

Ms

 

sounds interesting, I'd like to see more on it, pics, it will help HAMB members run down history.
On a similar note I know of a guy in Indianapolis(friend of friend) that has a 62 vette that was a race car since day 1, its been run every year and updated to current look, Im trying to get some vintage pics of it.

 

if its stock, then I guess its not a gasser