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Low front-angle detail of a gasser's straight solid beam front axle mounted high under the nose, with parallel leaf springs and finned drum brakes showing the nose-high lift
Car Features

The Straight Axle That Defines a Gasser

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Side profile of a candy-painted 1960s gasser with extreme nose-high rake, skinny front tires, fat rear slicks, and visible ladder bars
Car Features

Gasser Stance and the Nose-High Look

Jim Vasquez · · 8 min
A Willys coupe, Ford Anglia and tri-five Chevy gasser lined up nose-high on straight axles at a vintage car show
Restoration & Tech

Popular Gasser Bodies: Willys, Anglia and Tri-Fives

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
A 1955-57 tri-five Chevy gasser sitting nose-high on a straight front axle, three-quarter front view showing the classic drag-car stance
Car Features

What Is a Gasser? The Straight-Axle Drag Car Explained

Ray Delgado · · 9 min
A nose-high straight-axle gasser parked beside a low street hot rod at a classic car show, the stance contrast between the two builds clearly visible
Car Features

Gasser vs Hot Rod

Ray Delgado · · 7 min
Vintage gasser engine bay showing a chrome small block V8 set well back toward a notched firewall, lit by a hanging shop light
Restoration & Tech

Gasser Engine Setback and Weight Bias

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
A 1940s Willys gasser with an extreme nose-high straight-axle stance at a vintage dragstrip, skinny front tires and wide rear slicks in dramatic light.
Car Features

The Gasser Story

Ray Delgado · · 14 min
Show-quality 1941 Willys gasser with deep candy paint and chrome, straight-axle nose-high stance, in dramatic light
History & Heritage

Famous Gassers and Their Builders

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
A gasser coupe mid-build in a fabrication shop, straight front axle mocked up high, V8 set back in the bay, no wheels yet
Restoration & Tech

How a Gasser Is Built

Mike Sullivan · · 9 min
Low tight detail of a gasser's skinny ribbed front runner on a Torq Thrust mag beside a fat rear cheater slick on a slotted mag wheel
Restoration & Tech

Gasser Wheels and Tires: Skinnies and Slicks

Ray Delgado · · 6 min