The Beginning of the Gasser Wars...

[JRoberts]

[52-fan]

Interesting that he used a 4 door body. Not many gassers, regardless of brand, used that style. In any case, that Champion looks sharp doing its thing.

[kmac530]

Nice pics and cool info there. Isky had his fingers in everything.
Anyone have info on what motor was in the Stude?

[Dick Steinkamp]

Nice pics and cool info there. Isky had his fingers in everything.
Anyone have info on what motor was in the Stude?

283 Chevy out to 292. Ran 11.80's

[Pat Dilling]

If he was B/Gas with a 292 the car must have been very light. Cool pictures!

Pat

[kmac530]

Thanks for the info Dick, that is some very impressive numbers.

[DEEPNHOCK]

A 'Tribute Car' version of this car was just sold at auction last year.

Lot's of info and history and pic's are out there.....

http://www.oldblackstudebaker.com/junior-thompson/

http://www.jrthompson.net/jrthome.html

http://oldblackstudebaker.squarespace.com/history-of-obs/

http://gassermadness.com/forsale/historic/jr-stude/index.htm

http://www.project1320.com/news/2010_07_29.php

And a great 'cacklefest pic right next to Big's Swamp Rat...

[FlatheadGeo]

Wow!!!! That is something that I never knew! Thanks for sharing.

[dean pearson]

Interesting that he used a 4 door body. Not many gassers, regardless of brand, used that style. In any case, that Champion looks sharp doing its thing.

I'm no eggspurt as it was long before my time but as I like to think of it the old gassers were built out of whatever you had sittin around, Hence the cool character they had.

Really cool car, I love it.

Dean.

[52-fan]

No doubt the car was available and light enough to work well. I have seen pictures of other 4 door gassers, just not very many.

[BobPalma]

The most famous 4-door gasser has got to be the original Flintstone Flyer bathtub Packard:

[JRoberts]

The use of four door cars in the gas classes of the late 1950's and 1960's came because the class breaks were determined by a weight to cubic inch formula. Thus some very unique combinations arose. The Flintstone Flyer that BP posted is a perfect example as was the Champion I posted first in this thread. Though we usually think of the Willys coupes as a typical gasser. But there were several four door Willys in the gas classes. Evidently the four door cars had more weight over the rear wheels for better traction.

[Bordeaux Daytona]

I'm not seeing the first two pictures. Was this one of them?

http://www.redbubble.com/people/restlessd/works/3915588-isky-special-studebaker-1958