Belongs to a Tennessee Pharoahs member who is not a member here. He thinks it came from Florida at one time but isn't 100% sure of that. Anyone got and intel on the history of this car ? Thanks
Doesn't look like a Gasser, no straight axle front. At least I can't see under the front enough. Way back when, racers thinking by raising the front way up ( straight axle), would squat the rear for weight transfer would help get more more tire bite.
Not all gas class cars had straight axles. Most had the front end raised to help with weight transfer. Chevy's like that have a front suspension that bolts onto the frame. Often they had some kind of spacer between the frame and crossmember to raise the front. They may have handled better than straight axle cars. That is often debated. Straight axles were installed for weight saving.
Back around 1964, I had a friend with a 1953 Ford that was a Flathead V8 stick car. The only mods were to mount the shifter to the floor and glass pack dual exhausts. He had no front bumper or pan and when he raced at Islip Speedway, they had him run H Gas. He was not competitive in that class, so he added a front bumper from the wrecking yard and was moved to a stock class. I was 16 at the time and didn't have a rule book but the tracks decision to have him run gas seemed hash. Straight axles were not a requirement to run gas. The Chevy looks nice and looks like the cars I remember from that era. There are a few organizations that run early style gas cars. I am not sure why one of the conditions to qualify is to have a tick shift. Back in the day the big gas cars mostly ran automatics.
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