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Filthy Forty is a gasser of the 1960s. [1] Filthy Forty is a Chevrolet-powered 1940 Willys entered by the team of Hill & Zartman. It won the NHRA C/G national title at the 1963 Nationals, at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with a pass of 12.70 seconds at 110.42 mph (177.70 km/h). [2]
A gasser is a type of hot rod originally used for drag racing. This type of car originated in United States in the late 1950s and continued until the early 1970s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the days before Pro Stock , the A/Gas cars were the fastest stock-appearing racers around.
Fred Stone, Leonard Woods Jr. and Doug “Cookie” Cook had a car that dominated the NHRA “Gasser Wars” in the 1960s. Cook drove to over 400 drag race victories in the famed Stone, Woods & Cook 41 Willys Coupe cars. [9] What was especially noteworthy about the team was Cook was Caucasian, and Stone and Woods were African-American.
Al Zerbarini (died 2 May 2012 [1]) was an American gasser drag racer. [2] Zerbarini drove an Oldsmobile-powered 1940 Willys dubbed Bee Line, sponsored by Bee-Line Automotive of Stamford, Connecticut, beginning in 1960. [1] He won NHRA's first ever A/Gas Altered (A/GA) national title at Detroit Dragway in 1960. His winning pass was 12.61 seconds ...
The drag racing had been organized by the San Diego Timing Association, a local group of hot rod clubs, but was unauthorized. The Navy and the police looked the other way because Hourglass Field was the only off-street venue available for drag racing at the time. On August 8, 1960, three (possibly four) bystanders were injured during a drag race.
Wilton Zaiser is an American gasser drag racer. [1]In 1956, at the NHRA national meet in Kansas City, Missouri, Zaiser won A/Gas.His Oldsmobile-powered 1931 Ford turned in a pass of 13.32 seconds at 108.82 mph (175.13 km/h).
The Willys Aero was a line of passenger cars manufactured first by Willys-Overland and later by Kaiser-Willys Corporation from 1952 through 1955 in the United States of America. It was also produced in Brazil from 1960 to 1971.
Joe Hrudka is a pioneering American gasser drag racer. [1]Driving a 1957 Chevrolet, he won NHRA's D/Gas national title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1961. His winning pass was 12.73 seconds at 105.26 mph (169.40 km/h).