Supercharged Gas Coupes" is the story of the exciting blown gassers of the 1960s. The book explains how and why the Supercharged Gas Coupe classes were set up. The guys, cars, rules, and performances are discussed and the engine-transmission combinations are described. The book also shows the evolution of the car styles in the blown gas classes including Fords, Chevys, Willys, Anglias, Mustangs, Austins, Opels, and others. There was a period in the mid 1960s when it seemed that almost everyone had a Willys. The classes raced from 1960-1975. In the early years, the blown gassers were the fastest stock-bodied cars on the drag strip. The racers generated a huge amount of publicity with ads, challenges and charges, plus some great racing. The author was there. He raced a supercharged gas coupe from the beginning of the classes and during most of this period. He also was involved with running racing shows for them. Drag racing enthusiasts will remember the competitors including Stone! -Woods-Cook, Geoge Montgomery, K.S.Pittman, John Mazmanian and so many others. "Supercharged Gas Coupes" is a book that remembers some of drag racing's most memorable times.
