Lil' GassersFor Those Of Us Who Wish We Could, But Couldn'tIf you ever went to the drags in the '60s, you surely remember seeing one of the famous Gassers that lit the strip. You know the names: "Big John" Mazmanian, K.S. Pittman, and Stone, Woods, & Cook to name a few. You can have your own version of these wilder-than-wild '41 Willys coupes. Well, sort of!
Supercar Collectibles, Ltd. has rounded up these and other gassers from the '60s in 1:18 scale. As a tease we have included in our historical piece on the Willys the following three examples of some of the best of the '41 Willys ever to squirt down the quarter-mile.
First is the famous Stone/Woods/Cook '41 Willys Gasser, the "Swindler II," in it's light-blue metallic paint, supercharged Olds motor, custom grille, and more-some of its features include an opening hood, doors, and trunk. Next up are the equally famous '41 Willys car of K.S. Pittman in a redish-orange and the always popular candy-red car of "Big John" Mazmanian. Both cars have several casting changes (new molds) from the Stone-Woods-Cook car. They have their correct mesh grille, additional (side) hood hold-downs, rear (upper) trunk hold-downs, the pipe-style rear bumper, and also a parachute. All of the cars are Limited Editions produced by Precision Miniatures, made for Supercar Collectibles.
If you like what you see, then check out their Web site at www.supercar1.com. However, you will really get into trouble the moment you realize there are numerous vintage cars ready to capture any deep-seated love you may have for one of many different styles of racing, street machines, or hot rods.