Old Pontiac gasser

[greymack]

I finely got the time to finish up this 62 Pontiac Catalina gasser turned out pretty good.

[rustybill1960]

Nice one!

Thank You for sharing

Later

Russ

[Terry Sumner]

Looks good! But why are you labeling it a Gasser when it's not? You have it clearly marked as an A/Super Stock class car on the window.... which is correct for Arnie Beswick's 62 Pontiac.

[Dr. Cranky]

Very good. That's a beauty. Very nice.

[6bblbird]

Looks good! But why are you labeling it a Gasser when it's not? You have it clearly marked as an A/Super Stock class car on the window.... which is correct for Arnie Beswick's 62 Pontiac.

If that car was raced with that non stock hood scoop, it could be classified a Gasser or Modified Production car. There were times when a racer would change parts on a Stock class car to run in Gas or M/P. The reason? It might be more competitive in a lesser populated class or the car may have been able to set a record in one of those other categories with a few parts changes, like a non legal intake and carbs. By simply removing the front bumper on a legal Stocker you would turn your car into a Gasser!

It was quite common in the seventies for Pro Stock cars to compete in the Gas classes when they would not be able to qualify in a tight Pro Stock field.

WF

P.S. Depending on on certain equipment and the year it was raced, that car could have run in Stock, Super Stock, Factory Experimental, Gas, or Modified Production.

Edited November 21, 2011 by 6bblbird