I have always loved cars and racing. I can relate to how you feel about gassers. However, I really never got into drag racing. I loved the '54 Ford, '57 Chevy, '60 Thunderbird, '65 Bonneville, and just about every year of The Vette. When I hit the lottery, I'll have one (or more) of those classics!

John: I kind of miss the Gasser era...Nowadays, most of the rolling iron below Top Fuel class is now Pro Stock class, and like its big brother, is heavily corporate sponsored... Drag Racing today is big business!

Gassers however, were more on the "Mom and Pop" level with the sponsorship (if any at all), and competition was more a weekend thing between rivals that (depending upon the vehicle modification and distance) often drove, rather than trailered their machines to the track... Very different back then...