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gasser

1 9.0

A classic car from the 1950s or 1960s changed to race in short straight drag races

noun
/ˈɡæsər/

Archaic

: hot rod

At the car show, many enthusiasts admired the stunning gasser with its flashy paint and high-performance features.

Examples

Getting into pistols, I should probably start with the Roston Gasser, so let me pull this guy out.
He must never allow himself to dog it, not even a little, when running the gassers or playing bull-in-the-ring.

Fiction book (2002)
I think that we need to find another set of rims like this, but run a little bit skinny, so I don't want it to have a gasser look, but I do want it to have a race look.
It was a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE wagon, i.e., a gasser version of the W123 wagons sold officially in the US only as diesels.

Blog text (7)
The classic 1960 Chevy Impala is a true gasser, famous for its powerful engine and drag racing modifications.
After months of work, he finally finished restoring his gasser from the 1960s, making it ready for the next drag race.

Synonyms

hot rod

vsgasser

41 4.3

A car people change to go faster and look special

is the 1950s and 1960s model tuned for drag racing and gasoline use

speedster

vsgasser

4 4.7

A light sports car with two seats and an open top that goes very fast

is a heavily modified drag racer from 1950s and 1960s running on gasoline

dragster

vsgasser

3 5.2

A very fast car made to race on a straight track

is a modified earlier‑era street car adapted for drag racing and gasoline power

Surface Forms

gasser singular

gassers plural

Morphology

gasser = gas (semi-transparent) = gas + er

The word is built from gas + -er, but the hot-rod racing sense is a specialized slang use rather than a fully predictable meaning.

Etymology

Gasser comes from gas meaning 'gasoline' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does something', so it was first used for hot rod cars that ran on gasoline and were changed to go very fast in drag races.