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The Mormon Meteor no sound. Black/white. They did not have movie sound back then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXDHMPpsDE

The Mormon Meteor I and III were two land speed record cars built in the 1930s by Ab Jenkins.

Jenkins was the 24th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944 and was a professional race car driver. Jenkins' interest in motorsports began with racing motorcycles on dirt tracks and cross country. He then became interested in land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He was instrumental in establishing Bonneville as a location for such events, and in attracting overseas drivers such as George Eyston and Sir Malcolm Campbell to compete there.

He drove the Duesenberg "Mormon Meteor" to a 24-hour average land speed record of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) in 1935. In 1940 Jenkins set the 24-hour record of a 161.180 mph (259.394 km/h) average that lasted for 50 years (until 1990).
He died on a visit to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Ab Jenkins Drives Auburn at Bonneville Salt Flats

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Listen to the announcer.......He's a real hoot!!!!

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Published on Jan 23, 2013

Legendary promoter of the Bonneville Salt Flats as place for Land Speed record attempts, Ab Jenkins, was a perfect fit for Auburn to promote their fast, sporty Speedsters. The company made a promotional film that incorporated his run on the Salt. S033

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Art Anderson

Just two iterations of this, the 1935 Duesenberg Special which was built up for a 24hr record attempt that year. For 1936, this car got a Curtiss Conqueror V12, ran for and achieved a new 24hr record, and then had its Model SJ engine and transmission reinstalled, and was outfitted for street use, and exists to this day in that form. For 1938, an all new Mormon Meteor III was built, by Augie Duesenberg in Indianapolis (Duesenberg Inc. closed down in the summer of 1937), Like Mormon Meteor II (the 1936 Conqueror-powered version of the 1935 car) -III was powered by a Conqueror V12, with room for a second engine if needed for achieving the record. A second engine was never installed, and the car was essentially retired after WW-II, and placed on display in the Utah State Capitol Building, where it stood until about 1994-95, when Ab's son Marvin repossessed the car from the Statehouse, subsequently fully restoring the car to its 1938 glory. Two totally different cars, 3 versions over 3 years, and two different engines.

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Bonneville and Land Speed Records History
By Justin Hyde
1937 345 MPH

After Ab Jenkins and his "Mormon Meteor" began setting speed records at the salt flats outside Bonneville, Utah, in the 1920s, the site soon became the standard for all such attempts, luring daredevils from around the world. By the mid-1930s, a group of British drivers had taken the top spot, with Capt. George E.T. Eyston dominating in his Thunderbolt, a seven-ton, eight-wheel wonder powered by two Rolls-Royce V-12 aircraft engines rated at 2,350 hp each. On this date in 1937 he hit a two-way average of 345.49 mph -- a record that stood for a year, until fellow Brit John Cobb bested the mark a year later. You can see them below in this rare color footage. (And as for the Thunderbolt; it was shipped to New Zealand before World War II, where it burned in a warehouse fire and was buried under an airport tarmac.)

 

Jay Leno Video with sound! and in color!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4mHFtQ-Kc

 

Full color the best video I found so far

 

The guy who started Mickey Thompson Tires goes 400mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9c5M22fDQ

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Longer better version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pClv-XwBVOs

Thompson's life in the fast lane provides ample material for the filmmakers. From the drag strips, to desert racing to land speed record challenges, to car building, designing and race promotion Thompson earned his place as a certified automotive icon.

He started calling himself the Fastest American on Wheels in 1958 after setting a record of 194 miles per hour. His goal was to break the world record of 394.2 miles per hour set in 1947. He began to build a world land speed record car -- the Challenger 1.

Thompson took his new car out to the Bonneville Salt Flats on October 6, 1959 and piloted it to a World Speed Record of 363.48 miles per hour. He also set a world speed record in A/BFS Class that remained unbeaten until1990 when Al Teague broke it at 389.372 miles per hour in his streamliner.

In 1960, Thompson returned to the Bonneville Salt Flats with a modified Challenger 1 for another record attempt. Its four 410 cubic-inch engines secured his title when he set a new American record at 330.51 miles per hour. He bested the world speed with a run at 407 miles per hour (which was faster than any man had drive a car before) but crashed before he could make a second run and thus secure the official record.

The Challenger 1 had its last record run two year later on July 24, 1962. The poor conditions of the salt flats halted the first attempt because he couldnt get any traction as the car bounced on the salt bed. He found a smoother part of the Flats for another run and turned in a speed of 357 mph. But he announced that the Challengers days on the Salt Flats were over.

Source: www.greatcarstv.com

 

oldmusher

Mickey never ran the car again, and even refused to sell it. He claimed that his wife told him that if he ran it again she would leave him. The real reason was the rough salt on the course. The Challenger's frame began distorting and cracks were subsequently found in some of the bracing. This caused "handling problems."

 

biker1975

nice vid, though i would have loved to be at the N.H. speedway when he showed up to drag race his 4 engine record breaker! my boss was at that dragway and he said at that time, he has NEVER seen anything dragracing, that fast. he said it was there one second and gone the next!!! it was some kind of car show in the mid to late 80s or so.

 

bs1320

If you have ever seen this car in person (it's on display at the NHRA Museum in Pomona, CA) you'll see that besides being the world's fastest man he also have had to had the world's largest testicles to drive it!

 

Bonneville Story Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrpHCclFAg

 

Bonneville Story Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49tkK_Ie0I

 

Land speed record history
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/g...s-history.html