~ Byron's Gasser Madness! ~

~ Photos by Bob Wagner ~

~ A Passel 'O Gassers ~

 

As usual, click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
Airosa Brothers versus the Stone, Woods & Cook "Swindler B"
Here's a couple that you won't find too many photos of.  In the near lane is Les Barath's "Freedom Fighter" AA/MSP Simca.  That's a car I used to love to watch 'cause it hauled ass and looked cool too!  In the far lane is the "Goldfinger Hawaiian Style" AWB '64 Plymouth.
Greer and Barber's very sanitary Willys Gasser.  This was one of my favorites.
Here's the Fiberglass Trends "Instant Motion" Cheetah running A/MSP.  The Cheetah, for those who don't remember, was built in street and race versions by Bill Thomas' Race Cars as a "Cobra Killer".
Here's one I don't remember.  The Corvette was running B/Gas.  The photos are labeled as "Christopher".  Anyone have any more information on this car?

Thanks to Mike Ditty for the following information:

"I came across this Corvette photo on your website and the caption said you were looking for info. It's labeled Christopher, but it's actually Larry Christopherson from Arizona. His next car was a Nova FC that initially was painted to match the Vette."
The "Traveler" from Altizer, Finders & Kibler.  This was one screaming smallblock Chevy powered A/GS car.
Keith Ferrell's very cool "Dogcatcher" 33 Willy Panel in what was probably it's A/Gas trim.
Fred Hurst's Barracuda A/G car.  Very clean and excellent running late model gasser.
Hamberis & Mitchell.  The late Mike "The World's Fastest Hippie" Mitchell throws out the anchor on the big end at Pomona.
I don't remember who ran the J&S Speed Center car, but I remember it being a runner.
Lufkin's "X" Corvette set records at Bonneville as well as the drag strip.
The Meyer & Cluff Austin pickup out of Arizona was a potent little runner.
Kinda' hard to add much here..."Ohio George" Montgomery.
Another old favorite...the Pierce Trucking chopped Thames was a Lions regular who regularly trucked away with the A/Gas class wins.
Northern California's Ron Rinauro ran the "Super Fox" 33 Willys in A/GS.
An unidentified, pretty little B/SR plays in front of a packed house at the Winternationals back when there were stands on only one side of the track.
A variety of Stone, Woods & Cook shots including races with Don Gay and Big John Mazmanian.