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> From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Mormon Meteor "wow"
> Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:13 PM
>
> Well we made it to the street rod nationals and back... and the side trip
> to see the Mormon Meteor was ahhh exciting....
>
> The fellow opens this door and inside this Long Brick barn... is an art
> museum with 5-7 very special cars... several Rolls Royce's and a Pierce
> Arrow.. But mostly sitting under the soft lights is this Pale Yellow Work
> of Art.... with Huge Letters in chrome on the Bonnet spelling the name
> DUESENBURG... This was the first of two Mormon Meteors built especially
for
> Ab Jenkins by Duesenburg to set records with at Bonneville... the car ran
> 135mph for 24 hours with one hour at over 157mph... in 1935 it ran again
in
> 36 with another engine.. titled the Mormon meteor two... Marv Jenkins
...
> Ab's son owns the second car....
>
> So anyway... Knox Kershaw... says... hey want to take a ride in it?....
as
> I sat there drooling on the offset seat.... he put it in first and took
off
> down the tree lined drive out to the hwy.... once through the gates he
> absolutely nailed this thing and you could hear that supercharger come to
> life.. 90mph went away quickly and we were turning for Home.... then he
> asks Brad if he would care for the same Ride....
>
> What a treat.... Un real experience.... and the Man truly does Drive all
> his cars... neat day!!!!
> Keith Turk
> Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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