Back in the '60s, straight-axle cars started popping up at dragstrips all over the country, as racers found using this trick helped get weight on the poor gripping rear tires of the time so they'd ...

It's those iconic images of the blown gassers built during the late '50 through the late '60s that seem to represent the good ol' days of drag racing. With fenderwell headers intently dominating the ...

Street Gassers are a "gas" to look at and to drive; the straight-axle variety being by far the coolest look but not all that practical for lengthy drives. Let's say you want to make a 300-mile run, or ...

Jim Kelly figured a 1956 Chevy gasser would combine a bit of his racing past with his street rodding passion. Although this car was finished when he bought it a year ago, he went completely through it ...

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 ...

BURBANK, Calif. — It's not called the "Asphalt Animal" for nothing. If there's any doubt as to why, you'll know as soon as Steve Carpenter fires it up. Carpenter turned the ugly-duckling, 1955 Chevy ...