The price was $3,000. Bird's gasser build followed rules for NHRA's C-Modified Sport class. Weekends might find Bird drag racing at nearby Hampton Dragway in Long Island, New York.

This beautifully preserved Anglia gasser with legitimate drag racing history from the 1960s was recently discovered in a garage in Georgia.

The 2015 Meltdown Drags is one of the most nostalgic drag racing events in the nation and the closest thing to an old time outlaw gasser meet that you’ll find.

The Southeast Gassers Association has an intense rules package to ensure proper 1960’s appearance, as well as entertaining performances and side-by-side heads-up action.

The famed New England Dragway near Epping, New Hampshire, was the setting this year, with near picture-perfect weather and temperatures. Dragsters, gassers, A/FX’ers, vintage Funny Cars, street ...