A Short History of the Hustlers'Las Vegas
The
Bronze 1932 Bantam belonged to Fred Gibbs of Gibbs Automotive 1111 No. A
Street, Las Vegas, Nevada around 1961.
It had a blown 331 and 354 Chrysler engine. Fred died in a car
accident on March 6, 1961, at 12:15 am, returning from the 3rd
U.S. Fuel - Gas Championship Drags at Bakersfield, California.
The Hustlers Car Club bought the car from the Gibbs’ family in
late 1961 or early 1962 and ran it under the banner of Gibbs
Automotive-Hustlers until late 1962 when the car was parted out and the
body was modified as you see it in the Silver configuration.
This car was an A-fuel Competition Coupe with a blown 392 on
Nitro methane.
The car was built with funds raised from weekend “rock and roll
dances” held by the Hustlers.
It was put together with the guidance of Lyle Snell, the auto
shop instructor at Western High School.
It became a shop project.
The car ran a best of 181mph with an ET of 8.41 seconds at
Henderson, Nevada in 1964.
It is the intent and goal of the Hustlers Car Club, in
conjunction with Steve Kirby, to resurrect both of these cars as a
memorial to the Drag Racers in the Las Vegas area who have passed away.
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