Quote Originally Posted by J. Robinson View Post
Ah, Dave, you're a man after my own heart. I love gassers, especially tri-five Chevys. Back in the 60's they were my favorite cars at the drags. I think half of the gassers at the local track (Indianapolis Raceway Park) were tri-five Chevys. My all-time favorite was Gene Moody's gold '55 Hoosier Hustler. Three or four time NHRA Nats winner and class record holder... Anyway, as I recall, gassers didn't run front bumpers; they weren't required by the rules and bumpers add weight, so - no bumper, no weight... Regardless of bumper or not, I'm gonna enjoy this thread.
I have just found this thread, saw your comments about my car and wondered if you had any pictures of Gene Moody's car way back when it raced? I restored it back to when it was lettered as "Moody's Garage", the name changed to "Hoosier Hustler" after he won the Street Eliminator Championship at the inaugural NHRA World Finals at Tulsa OK in 1965 and before it went to Hawaii in the fall of 1965 on the NHRA tour. Maybe it was the Oct '65 Hot Rod mag feature title of "Hoosier Hustler" that caused him to change the name? Anyway, if you have any info on the car, please let me know as I am always looking for more history to add to the book that I display with the car. Thanks.