Why thank you Dick! I'm pretty proud of it. ...Only took me 8 years to
pull it off. Started building it in a crooked gravel driveway in Kalispell,
Montana in Sept 1988 and dragged it east with me as a "roller" when I moved
east to be near my Mother after my Dad passed on.
I Finished it, and got it on the road in May of 1996 and have logged
14,000 on'er since. Last August, after careful trip planning, I drove to
Bonneville for the 50th and managed to have more fun than oughta be
legal....Included in the trip was a great Sprint Car race in Oskaloosa Iowa
the nite before the Knoxville Nationals started, the Sprint Car Hall of Fame
in Knoxville, -a visit to Speedy Bill's museum in Lincoln Neb.(WOW!) plus
Rocky Mts. Nat. Park in Colorado,and a full day in Indianapolis at the 500
museum, gasoline alley (the road with all the race shops) and 16th st.
speedway and the speedrome to boot! ....19 days on th' road, 5,368 miles
and smiles. It's been a lot of fun....
I wish a very Thankful Holiday to each and everyone
....Doug in NY.
>From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>To: joe boogie <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>, saltracer@awwwsome.com,
>land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: A-Bomb - Pierson Coupe
>Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:39:39 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Hey, joe Boogie, that's a pretty neat A-Bomb ya
>got there. Funny you identified it today, I just
>happened to scan that on-line mag issue yesterday
>and saw the car, not knowing it was yours.
>
>
>--- joe boogie <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
> > 11/23 11am edt.
> > AMEN Tom.
> >
> > I've very got fond memories of you leavin'
> > the line with it at
> > Bonnyville in '88,'89 (&'90?)
> > I too was always in love with that car since
> > the first time I laid eyes
> > on it. It was a great thrill to me to meet and
> > goof around with Dick & Bob
> > Pierson at the 50th Bonnyville..... What
> > really made MY day was when they
> > liked MY car and busted me for having numbers
> > on it similar to the 2d (
> > -"just for fun" I put some numbers on the sides
> > of my red scalloped, white
> > '31 coupe in the same style except "12d" to add
> > a little "'50s flavor" to
> > the festivities) - Got to likin' them so much I
> > left them on too! All the
> > colors go great together.
> > (BTW: If anyone would like to see what it looks
> > like, they can go to the
> > July '98 issue of HOP UP Magazine online
> > (www.hopupmag.com ) or see it on
> > the cover of July '99 American Rodder ...it's
> > me, -it's who I am.)
> >
> > Anyway, Long live the Pierson Coupe!
> > You'll always be a part of it
> > Tom.
> >
> > Doug in NY
> >
> >
> > >From: "Thomas E. Bryant"
> > <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > >Reply-To: "Thomas E. Bryant"
> > <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > >To: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > >CC: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: Pierson Coupe
> > >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:08:26 -0800
> > >
> > >Dick
> > >Believe it or not, my first view of the car
> > was on the cover of Hot Rod
> > >Magazine in 1950. I was a midwest 20 year old
> > with no idea that I could
> > >ever have such a car, but I was impressed with
> > its apparent speed while
> > >setting still.
> > >
> > >It WAS a fun car to run. No matter where it
> > goes or who has it, I can
> > >always say that I made it go the fastest, 227
> > MPH exit.
> > >Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Dick Jurkowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > > NAW. The car is just a legend. No two ways
> > about
> > > > it.
> > > > I remember way back then reading how
> > ingenious
> > > > the guys were for interpreting the rules
> > and
> > > > chopping the top with the famous raked
> > > > windshield, resulting in a much lower
> > profile
> > > > than was really intended in the rules. I
> > had a
> > > > picture of it tacked to the ceiling over my
> > bunk
> > > > bed for a year or so back then, remininding
> > > > myself every night that I wanted a neat car
> > like
> > > > that. I also had a picture of it inside my
> > > > school note book, and spent more time
> > looking at
> > > > it than studying algebra. Almost failed
> > algebra,
> > > > but have built a lot of cool cars since
> > then.
> > > >
> > > > --- "Thomas E. Bryant"
> > <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > John,
> > > > >
> > > > > Puzzles me John, but the car only ran in
> > the
> > > > > fifties, then disappeared
> > > > > until I brought back in 1980. It really
> > has
> > > > > received its share of press,
> > > > > and there are many cars, including yours,
> > that
> > > > > are just as noteworthy as
> > > > > performers. It is just possible that
> > people
> > > > > have heard and seen too much
> > > > > of the car the last few years.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom
> > > > > John Beckett wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How can someone write a book about
> > Bonneville
> > > > > and not mention the Pierson
> > > > > > Bros. coupe and all its history on the
> > Salt?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John from Asheville
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Thomas E. Bryant
> > > > > <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > > > > > To: Glen Barrett
> > <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
> > > > > > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > > > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 10:54
> > AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Book
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >Glenn,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >I bought the book at the Lakes. I
> > agree, it
> > > > > is a must for Bonneville
> > > > > > >enthusiast. Unfortunately, even a
> > mention of
> > > > > our cars is nowhere to be
> > > > > > >found, but many of my heroes through
> > the
> > > > > years are. A great addition to
> > > > > > >any race's library.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Tom
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Glen Barrett wrote:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Yesterday I along with somewhere
> > between
> > > > > 800 and 1000 people were at the
> > > > > > >> book signing by Louise Noeth AKA
> > Land
> > > > > speed Louise. It was raining early
> > > > > > >> in the AM but this did not keep to
> > many
> > > > > away. On display were 14 land
> > > > > > >> speed cars including the Vesco
> > Turbinator
> > > > > and Al Teagues liner. They
> > > > > > >> sold out of the books in stock by
> > about
> > > > > 1:00 pm.
> > > > > > >> This book BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS ISBN
> > > > > 0-7603-0605-2 is a must have for
> > > > > > >> any land speed racer. It is very
> > well
> > > > > written and lots of pictures to
> > > > > > >> enjoy. Tell the ladies you want one
> > for
> > > > > christmas.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Glen from Long Beach, Ca.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Dick J in East Texas
> > > > - - ECTA #72 - -
> > > > G/FCC - FX/STR
> >
> >
>
>
>=====
>Dick J in East Texas
> - - ECTA #72 - -
> G/FCC - FX/STR
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