Speed the art of the automobile

[flynfrog]

Early salt flat racer





The beast. The first car designed using a windtunnel. The car was basicly a barn find restored to its former glory. http://www.sportscardigest.com/legendar ... ours-2010/



So Cal Tank car built from a WWII P38 drop tank. Flat head ford. The car was revolutionary for its time.
http://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/f ... he-photos/
http://www.barracudamagazine.com/belly.htm


Mormon Meteor III
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7053 ... tml?pg=all

Mormon Meteor I Duesenburg this is the car that started racing at Bonneville. Abe dared others to come beat his records.

McQueen's Ferrari (I think)

Shelby Dayton Coupe


I forgot the details on this one.

Alpha

Bugatti

[flynfrog]

Found some life mag shots of the beast and other flats cars
http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/20 ... -rod-meet/

[Belatti]

Those are beauties, flyn.

I like to attend to the annual classic automovile club expo in Buenos Aires and have seen many weird old jewels there, but not salt flat runners. I have been curious about those cars since I´ve seen The world fastest Indian (even if the movie is about a bike)

[flynfrog]

Those are beauties, flyn.

I like to attend to the annual classic automovile club expo in Buenos Aires and have seen many weird old jewels there, but not salt flat runners. I have been curious about those cars since I´ve seen The world fastest Indian (even if the movie is about a bike)

I live a few hours from the salt. Speedweeks is coming up I should have some more pictures then. If I get second I can post some that I took last year.

[flynfrog]

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[RH1300S]

Some fantastic photos there - you have a great eye for a shot.

Love the cars and bikes too BTW

[mx_tifoso]

Great pics!



Details please?

[flynfrog]

Great pics!



Details please?

not sure on that one just walking by and snapped a photo

check out this one though 50CC turbocharged

[flynfrog]

Marvelous Cars...
In Mormon Meteor so charm... I want to see that particular Car by near... How it is possible..

pretty much impossible at this point. I think the cars have gone back to their owners. There is a video called boys of Bonneville that details AB and the Mormon Metor

[Sombrero]

About the Boys of Bonneville, thank You for the tip flynfrog.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQwJdFfG ... r_embedded[/youtube]

It's is a very nice documentary about AB & Marv. Jenkins and the MMIII. I really enjoy the complete racing career of AB particularly the board track racing and the early Salt Flats runs. His 3000 miles record setting is amazing. The original title of this film “Meteor Men: Legacy of Speed” was a better one.

That DVD will find its place next to "The World's Fastest Indian".

I found this some time ago about board track racing at Daytona.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZY-MUx8qk[/youtube]

Enjoy and have a good week end !