Thread: How about a Glossary of terms?

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I didn't see "Gasser" in there. I'll try to help.

"Gasser": Slang for a car that would drag race in the classes designated "Gas Coupe Sedan". Classes ranged from AA/G down to J/G. Double letters meant the car was supercharged.

The class rules required a near-stock bodied car, with the engine set back no more then 10% of the wheelbase, from the front spark plug to the center of the front axle, unless they came from the factory that way.

The cars could be mildly chopped, or sectioned to remove body height, but could not have other major body modifications to improve aerodynamics. They also had to have functioning lights, wipers, and rear bumper.

They had to run on pump gas, which probably lead to the class name.

This is the traditional home of most Willys, English Austins, and English Ford (Anglia) racecars.

The term is being used in recent times to broadly describe early bodied street rods, but these often do not resemble the appearance of a true Gas class car.