The eighth annual Race and Performance Expo rolled back into town last weekend, hosted at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Visitors were treated to dozens of vendors showcasing the latest in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Everybody loves a gasser. Young or old, there's something about the look and style of one of these old-school drag machines that gets the blood pumping. You could be from Mars and take your first look ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Saved. It's that incredible sense of accomplishment that makes BillFowler proud. The owner of the performance automotive/apparel lines SoloSpeed Shop and Hot Rods Plus, Bill had been looking really ...

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 ...