1955 Ford Gasser
A new month means a new #mocaroundgang build challenge. For February #mocaround62 is titled #gasser
I'll confess, I needed to do a bit of research, as I'd never designed a gasser previously. It did give me an opportunity to revisit a Flickr LUGNuts theme 'I wanna be like you', where you model a car in the style of one of the other LUGNutters, in this case LUGNuts founder Lino Martins. The 1955 Ford Gasser here is a Miniland-scale recreation of Lino's similar model.
A section of Lino's original text shown with his model is shown below.
You’re looking at an old gasser…I mean the car, not the old man. While old dudes are legendary for being gassy, and this one is probably no exception, the term gasser describes a racing phenomenon that had its heyday in the ‘60’s and are known most notably for their heightened stance and weights added to the rear. What they lose in aerodynamics, they more than make up for in showmanship and the ability to pull wheelies down the drag strip.
The Gasser mocaround build theme is hosted on instagram by @my_lego_garage
1955 Ford Gasser
A new month means a new #mocaroundgang build challenge. For February #mocaround62 is titled #gasser
I'll confess, I needed to do a bit of research, as I'd never designed a gasser previously. It did give me an opportunity to revisit a Flickr LUGNuts theme 'I wanna be like you', where you model a car in the style of one of the other LUGNutters, in this case LUGNuts founder Lino Martins. The 1955 Ford Gasser here is a Miniland-scale recreation of Lino's similar model.
A section of Lino's original text shown with his model is shown below.
You’re looking at an old gasser…I mean the car, not the old man. While old dudes are legendary for being gassy, and this one is probably no exception, the term gasser describes a racing phenomenon that had its heyday in the ‘60’s and are known most notably for their heightened stance and weights added to the rear. What they lose in aerodynamics, they more than make up for in showmanship and the ability to pull wheelies down the drag strip.
The Gasser mocaround build theme is hosted on instagram by @my_lego_garage