My Ride: Willys gassers are a loud passion for Middletown owner @ctinsider
My Ride: Willys gassers are a loud passion for Middletown owner @ctinsider
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jerry Augustine of Middletown owns 1941 and 1933 Willys gassers, classic drag cars that are street legal. They’re colorful and loud. My Ride gets the details on why they mean so much to him.

Video courtesy of Bud Wilkinson for Hearst Connecticut Media.

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