Oldsmobile Sport Compact Gasser Parts

Gassers were those wild drag cars from the 60's that featured outrageously tall stances, big unruly powerplants, and huge slicks to propel them down the track. But just how did these insane creations come to be, and where did they go?

A customer wrote in talking about turning his 1967 Chevy Impala into a gasser. He wanted to know if we could help. Tech John W. lays out a couple options

This is more than the story of a vintage sprint car. It's also the story of how a dynamic duo of "Speedy" Bill Smith and Jan Opperman toppled giants at the 1976 Hulman Classic.