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09-28-2006, 12:47 AM
ratty41

gasser bug

thought you would like to see this.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...erbobleweb.jpg
09-28-2006, 03:35 AM
Itoldyouso

Cool old skool gasser. Looks like a fairly recent picture?

Don
09-28-2006, 07:20 AM
Mike in Motown

I dig old school, off the wall stuff like that. cool pic.

Speaking of 'old school' the CHRR at famoso is only a week away!
09-28-2006, 08:12 AM
J. Robinson

Hmmmm... Single seat in the center and no headlights. I believe this would have run as an Altered. Still cool, though. Modern drag racing stuff just doesn't have any "soul".
09-28-2006, 09:07 AM
42K3

The SBC looks perfect in there. :)
10-06-2006, 08:54 PM
ratty41

damn double post...............
10-06-2006, 08:57 PM
ratty41

yes, the pic is recent, it has been pulled out of storage, dusted off and now resides in a private collection in sweden:(
10-06-2006, 09:23 PM
southerner

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Looks like he modeled it on the old Fiat topolino altereds.:3dSMILE:
10-06-2006, 09:46 PM
Don Shillady

I wondered what happened to my '66 Ruby Red sedan! After four air cooled 4cyls (one with a Judson supercharger) it definitely deserved an engine like that!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
10-06-2006, 09:54 PM
Itoldyouso

one with a Judson supercharger

Ha, I remember the Judson superchargers. Had one on my Austin Healy Sprite when it had the 4 in it. Used a Ford Falcon carb, and really woke up the little 4 banger.

Don
10-07-2006, 07:39 AM
HOTRODPAINT

It could have run as an Altered or Funny Car under most of the popular sanctioning bodies. Reminds me of the Durachrome Bug flopper!
10-07-2006, 07:48 AM
Itoldyouso

I just noticed, it has left hand steering. I thought the picture was flipped, but the fuel pump mounting is in the right place on the engine, so it is really left hand steering. Shifter seems to be to left of wheel too. English drag car??

He did say it is now in Sweden.

Don
10-13-2006, 04:11 PM
1950bulletnose

moved post to 32 Ford Blown Alky 406 thread
10-13-2006, 04:13 PM
1950bulletnose

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I just noticed, it has left hand steering. I thought the picture was flipped, but the fuel pump mounting is in the right place on the engine, so it is really left hand steering. Shifter seems to be to left of wheel too. English drag car??

He did say it is now in Sweden.

Don

I believe it's center steer. Optical illusion.
10-17-2006, 11:42 PM
ratty41

Quote:

Originally Posted by southerner

Looks like he modeled it on the old Fiat topolino altereds.:3dSMILE:

funny enough that ferdinand porsche took the basics of the topolino design and integrated them into the bug:LOL:

http://www.microcar.org/carspecs/fiattopolino.gif

original vw prototype
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/1...totype.500.jpg
10-18-2006, 05:41 PM
Jerryd

Here are a couple more Gasser V DUBS.

http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/a...bug1.sized.jpg

http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/a...ug_2.sized.jpg

Jerry...
10-18-2006, 05:54 PM
Bob Parmenter

Jerry, again, these you show would be altereds (notice the BA[A for altered]painted on the window)as cool as they are. Gassers in a bug would have to have the engine in the rear.