Old school gassers continue to maintain a high level of popularity in drag racing, and they can be seen at nostalgia races across the country. Most of these cars are kept as true to their roots as possible due to the racers’ love of the cars, and the true nostalgic the cars bring out in the fans.

Dave Cobb’s 1933 Willys “Finders Keepers” is about as period-correct as they come, but an unfortunate accident recently at the 2016 Nostalgia Classic held at Quaker City Dragway in Salem, Ohio left his “Finders Keepers” machine a little worse for wear.

Cobb is no stranger to cars and racing, as he has a long list of different hot rods he’s built, and even ran a nostalgia Plymouth Arrow Funny Car at one time. The Willys came about from Cobb’s love for old school Gassers, and as a tribute car to the late Chuck Finders, who campaigned the original car. He kept the Willys as close to how you would have seen the car ‘back in the day’, including the blown Chrysler motor and the Chuck Finders Engineering body.

The thing with Gassers is that they really can be a handful to drive — with lots of power, a relatively short wheelbase, and a particularly high center of gravity, anything can happen, and happen in a hurry. On this particular pass Cobb’s car leaves very hard, hanging the hoops and trucking down the Quaker 1/4-mile on what appears to be a solid run.

Just before Cobb approached the 1/8–mile mark, however, the Willys begins to violently bounce for an unknown reason, then made a hard left, followed by a hard right and went over on its side. The car slid across the track and hit the wall before sliding to a halt. Fortunately, Cobb was unhurt in the accident and will be able to race another day. And, hopefully, the same can be said for the Finders Keepers Willys.

Check out the footage of Cobb’s wild ride from Drag Strip Riot.