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George Montgomery (drag racer) George Montgomery (January 27, 1933 – August 24, 2023), nicknamed Ohio George, was an American gasser drag racer. [1] Montgomery began drag racing as a teen, [2] learning mechanical skills at the AC Delco plant in Dayton, Ohio, he would later use to build the supercharger on his 390 cu in (6 L) Cadillac; he ...
Apr 5, 2016 · Ohio George Montgomery went from a 1933 Willys gasser to a succession of killer Mustang gassers, and even a few floppers. NHRA Hall of Famer Ohio George Montgomery started his racing career like ...
- Bill Holder
- 6 min
Dec 27, 2023 · George Montgomery stepped up with his week-old '33 Willys to dominate A/Gas, setting a 128-mph national record and going home with the '59 NHRA Little Eliminator title. The Willys was blown Caddy ...
- Gray Baskerville
- 6 min
Apr 26, 2011 · Ohio George Montgomery's Boss 429-powered, twin-turbocharged '69 Mustang survived the NHRA Gasser wars of the late 1960s. Jerry Heasley WriterApr 26, 2011. One of the most enigmatic Mustangs of ...
- Ford
- 1 min
- 1969
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Mar 8, 2012 · The Malco gasser was built with a Willys frame under it. Gas class rules called for a frame and the Mustang was unibody and George already knew what to do with a Willys Frame to make it go! The MPC kit is actually pretty poor for one big reason. They modified the 66 Mustang tooling to try to make it look like a 67.
Jan 23, 2024 · One of the general themes of 1950's and 1960's automotive history was the desire to go fast. The question was often a matter of how to increase speed. A “gasser” involves a few modifications to an already produced vehicle. Racers would replace engines – or at least part of the engine — with one from a vehicle with a bigger, more ...
Growth leveled out until the mid- to late 1970s when George Gasser developed and patented an extruded plastic protective edge that runs around the chair’s perimeter. That was the impetus for 20 to 30 years of added growth, Gary Gasser says.
