Hi guys, I thought you might want to get a little laugh from what happened to me at milan dragstrip in michigan this weekend. I went up there to crew for a friend who runs a scrub gasser with the great lakes gassers. Second pass we lost high gear ( hows that generous motors powerslide workin out for ya?) so we were just hanging around watching the rest of the JUNK scrubs run and the guy who runs the great lakes gassers comes over an wants to recruit my buddys 56 scrub. The guy says he is trying to grow their club and needs more gasser type cars so my buddy tells him "Stan has a 55 ford gasser". The guy sez "got any pics?" so I showed him"thats really cool he sez whats in it?" I said a 292 Y-block and he sez" put a scrub in it and I'll sign you up! After I got over the urge to rip his lips off I looked at him and politely said" why would I want to destroy a great car by putting a junk motor in it like you did to a nice willy's?" Yet another moron with with a belly button car! Y me, I attract em' like flies!

I've found myself to be in that same minority as you, Stan...The great state of Mississippi is lousy with scrub owners.

James Potter
`57 Fords International



`57 Custom Tudor

`57 Fords International National Director

Pass Christian, MS (near Gulfport/Biloxi)

Its certainly too bad that they (the scrub lovers) have such an opinion of other peoples motors. I can think of no better member for a "Gasser" club that your Ford. Maybe you need to do a bit more work and go up and dust some of them off! I wonder if the rest of his club feels the same way? Was everyone up there running scrubs in their gassers? How sad. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Stan,

I just sent this email to the club. Lets see if they respond. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Stan, Have you visited this thread on the HAMB, Hot Rods Pix of '55-'57 Ford Gassers - the "other" Tri-Fives. Your car would fit right in.



http://bit.ly/qppagp

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Way to go Chuck, by the way we had a cackle fest at the ODRR show, I was parked next to a Blown Hemi with zoomies, so I fired off after he shut down. The people standing behind the cars told me that the yblock was louder and sounded better than the Hemi, of course it reved so quick that I bounced it off the chip a couple of times.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

hi chuck, we were pitted next to a guy with a pretty neat falcon gasser, till he took the hood off, you guessed it scrub power. there were guys running some hemis too but for the most part scrub city. there was one guy there with a old school dragster with a blown olds in it, 394 I think that was really nice but for the most part it was the same unimagative stuff. I guess I like different to much. Stan P.S. They also want you to be no faster then 9.50 or slower then 12.50. I am glad you guys are'nt that picky.

Stans car is on there, not sure who put the pic up, but its in there early on, in the first 8 or 10 pages.

James Potter
`57 Fords International



`57 Custom Tudor

`57 Fords International National Director

Pass Christian, MS (near Gulfport/Biloxi)

There is a guy in my neck of the woods with a real pretty 50 ford gasser (Ted you listening, very similar to your 2 door, I'll have to get pics for you) and yes it is scrubbed out, what a shame.

But don't worry, we have to get shirts made up of Dougs RIP cartoon saying "Were back" and get more gassers and cars with these killer Y blocks, they will start waking up, especially after the engine masters.

Good job Chuck!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

Chuck, What was the address you replied to, I would suppose if they got an overload of messages like yours, they may listen a little.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?