I got my Gasser!!

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  1. Bum's_Steer

    Bum's_Steer Member

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    Ever since I got into cars as a kid, I had a thing for Gassers. They were so over-the-top and so exemplified that wild era of drag racing and automobilia.

    Over the last few years, with the nostalgia craze, the resurgance of Rat Rods and Kar Kulture just wetted my cravings, so I started seriously keeping an eye out for a Gasser project.

    I've found it!

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    A '65 Falcon
    A barn find for the guy I bought it from, it's not just a half-built project no one ever got off the ground, it was raced, with a big block Ford, believed to be a 427 and 4-speed and later an injected small block Ford. Don't know if it ever made a name for itself or was just a small track weekend warrior, or down-and-dirty street racer.​

    Bench racing, rumor, fact or fiction,...Don't matter,....it's perfect!.....even had the 60's Econoline van seats that the previous owner took out, but included with the deal​

    I can't wait to bring her home next week.​

    This is going to be a s##tload of fun!​

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    Bum's_Steer, Apr 17, 2012
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    awesome !!!
     
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    just awesome!!!!
     
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  4. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Great find :bananaman

    My first car was a 65 Falcon and if I could have found another one in good shape years ago, I would have been building it right now instead of my Maverick :)
     
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  5. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    Love those Falcons. I had a 64 Sprint.:thumbs2:
     
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    Yuck! Gassers are hideous. I hope you do enjoy it though.
     
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    maverick1970 MCG State Rep

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    Very cool! Congrats!
     
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    That car is WAY cool:yahoo:
     
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    Not to those actually old enough to remember seeing them at the strip...when it was the new and novel idea of the time. Gassers led to the Funny Cars.
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    What a great find and great fun coming your way!!!!:dancing:
     
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  11. maverick75

    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    I hope you got to see the comet they did on that one spike muscle car show, they turned it into a gasser as well :)


    I love them and I'm a part of the young generation!
     
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    That is sweet!

    Now I realy wanna do that to a Comet.
     
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    Great looking wagon. I thought of doing that to the mav parts car that I had but decided I would rather put the money into the one I already have. A friend of mine back in the late 60s did that to a 64 comet caliente hard top. It was called the purple haze. It was just a street car but pretty quick. A fun project for sure. :dance:
     
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    Very cool Falcon!! Good luck with it.
     
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    pure sechs ! i love axle cars!
     
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