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C A P T A I N A M E R I C A ! by SLICK ROGERS NINETEEN STORIES UNDER THE MISSISSIPI in a secret government laboratory, geneticist Dr. Daniel James Lopez Sr. headed up a collaboration of world-renowned physicists to apply the theories of the space and time continuum to his secret project, CAPTAIN AMERICA. OK, I’m lying. Southern Louisiana’s Danny Lopez isn’t a scientist in a secret underground laboratory, but CAPTAIN AMERICA is his American dream. Danny is a hard-working air boat pilot. His devoted racing crew includes wife Rachel, daughter Allison, and sons Daniel Jr. and Cody. Danny’s ‘collaborators’ are fellow drag racers who apply both science and physics to their chosen sport. Lopez says the Captain’s look was inspired by the red, white, and blue paint scheme of Tommy Killingsworth’s ‘MISSFIT’, along with the design of Nick Shervino’s, ‘IRON MAN’. With the swab of a Q-tip, he captured enough Gasser chromosomes to turn his mildmannered Oldsmobile into the patriotic superhero you see here. A dropping from the Lopez’s, ‘RIVER RAT’ resulted in enough DNA to reproduce radiused wheel wells and a Gasser stance. OK, maybe I’m lying about the rat droppings, but you get the idea. The ’56 Olds Rocket 88 two-door sedan utilizes a stock chassis that has had the X removed and rails boxed. Upfront he added a rectangular tube front section connected to a 1956 GMC axle and stock steering. The body is all steel except for the handmade fiberglass trunk. It tips the scales at a fighting weight of 2900 lbs. Power comes by way of a punched out 455 Oldsmobile big block, with just a tad over 12:1 compression and a non-roller hydraulic Mondello stick sporting .576 lift and 308 degrees duration. Box stock Edelbrock heads, and an Edelbrock Victor intake do the heavy breathing, while a 1050 Quick Fuel supplies the propellant. Cragar wheels on all four corners are mounted to a set of 28 x 4 front runners, and 33 x 12 slicks that take their orders from a 4.56:1 rear gear. The Turbo 400 is equipped with a 5200-rpm stall and was built with an Anti-Gravity button by WHIPLASH transmissions. CAPTAIN AMERICA reached its goal of a sub seven second pass on it’s second journey to an 1/8th mile track. A nice, wheels up, launch against an arch rival yielded a 6.84 ET at 97 MPH win light. Plans for the further development of the Captain include going all Oldsmobile by swapping out the nine-inch Ford third member for a 1957 9.3 Olds rear end. CAPTAIN AMERICA! A super guy’s super car. God Bless America! Slick Rogers 455 Oldsmobile big block, 12:1 compression, hydraulic Mondello cam , box stock Edelbrock heads, and an Edelbrock Victor intake. Captain America’s super crew includes wife Rachel, daughter Allison and not seen in this photo, sons Danny Jr. and Cody.
H O W T O G ET Y O U R C A R I N G A S S E R M A G A Z I N E ERNESTLY SPEAKING: Want to get your car in the magazine? What works for me is you telling your story in your own words. Yeah, your photos are worth a thousand words, but they don’t tell your story. We didn’t get to where we are with cars without having our own ‘car history’. For some it involves a high school hot rod. For others there maybe the sweet smell of burning rubber at the local drag strip. Your story is your story. So tell YOUR story. Tech Stuff: You can fill out a tech sheet on your car if you want, or just write down what’s important to you. Photos: Pay attention to the background. Your eyes maybe focused on your car, but the camera sees it all, including that ugly whatever behind your car. OK, other hints include: Leave plenty of space around your car. Don’t crop incamera. I’ll take care of that in Photoshop. Camera Angles: Front, Side, ¾ from Front, Engine, Interior, etc. Closeups on cool custom details can add to the article. If you can take an aerial shot, go for it. Same if you want to get down low and even use a wide angle lens if you have one. If you have flash on your camera, use it to fill in shadows in daytime shots. Digital: Shoot at as high a resolution as possible. What works for the web doesn’t work for a printed magazine. If you’re email the photos, send them one at a time if necessary, but as large a file as you can. It makes a big difference. If you can put your photos and a Word docstory on a disk, go for it. Xerox copies of photos will NOT work. Same with those of articles printed in newspapers or magazines. That’s pretty much it. Take the photos, write a page or so on your car and you. When we have space, we’ll run all appropriate articles. ERNEST TECH INFORMATION SHEET Name:___________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________ Phone(s):_________________________________________________________ Email:____________________________________________________________ ENGINE Manufacture: _____________________________________________________ Displacement: ____________________________________________________ Induction:________________________________________________________ Ignition:__________________________________________________________ Heads:___________________________________________________________ Headers:_________________________________________________________ Cam:____________________________________________________________ Crank:___________________________________________________________ Rods:____________________________________________________________ DRIVETRAIN Transmission:_____________________________________________________ Shifter:___________________________________________________________ Differential:_______________________________________________________ Frame:___________________________________________________________ Front Suspension:_________________________________________________ Rear Suspension:_________________________________________________ Steering:_________________________________________________________ Brakes:___________________________________________________________ WHEELS & TIRES Front:____________________________________________________________ Rear:____________________________________________________________ BODY Make:____________________________________________________________ Model:___________________________________________________________ Manufacturer:_____________________________________________________ Modification:______________________________________________________ Paint:____________________________________________________________ Lettering:_________________________________________________________ Interior:__________________________________________________________ Gauges:__________________________________________________________ Steering Wheel:____________________________________________________ Safety Equipment:__________________________________________________ EMAIL TO: GASSERGUY@GMAIL.COM or MAIL TO: GASSER MAGAZINE 10701 N 99TH AVE #4 PEORIA AZ 85345-5415
Page 1 and 2: R A C I N G B A C K T O T H E S I X
Page 3 and 4: M A G A Z I N E GASSER R A C I N G
Page 5 and 6: Ernest McIntyre Ed i t o r/Pu b i s
Page 7: p h o t o s b y C H A N TA L N AT I
Page 10 and 11: T H O M P S O N B O B W E N Z E L B
Page 12 and 13: S & S Racing Team’s Gene Altizer
Page 14 and 15: Gene Kubisty’s ‘Hombre’ Austi
Page 16 and 17: BOB WENZELBURGER photo ‘ R E D B
Page 18 and 19: G A S S E R B L O W O U T 8 ~ A T M
Page 20 and 21: G A S S E R S 5 ~ R P M a t t h e A
Page 22 and 23: ‘40 W I L L Y S
Page 24 and 25: 528 O F L U S T O D D A R D I’ve
Page 26 and 27: p h o t o s b y t r e n t s h e r r
Page 28 and 29: Gasser Appreciation Race B L U E S
Page 30 and 31: B L U E S U E D E C R U I S E Bill
Page 32 and 33: B L U E S U E D E C R U I S E Tim R
Page 34 and 35: BCG CP DSG ECG ELTA GC GLG GRS 2 0
Page 38 and 39: S W A P M E ET FOR SALE: ’35 DODG
Page 40 and 41: F O R S A L E : ‘ 41 W I L LY S C
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