1935 Mormon Meteor 🌪️ The Machine That Broke Speed Records for 50 Years
The Duesenberg Model SJ Mormon Meteor was one of the most extraordinary endurance racing machines ever created. Built for legendary driver Ab Jenkins and designed to dominate the Bonneville Salt Flats, this streamlined American speed monster combined a supercharged 420 cubic-inch Duesenberg inline-eight engine with revolutionary aerodynamic bodywork. Later evolutions, including the terrifying Mormon Meteor III powered by a Curtiss Conqueror aircraft engine, shattered endurance speed records that stood for decades. From 24-hour runs above 160 MPH to engineering innovations born directly on the salt flats, the Mormon Meteor remains one of the boldest and most legendary land-speed machines in automotive history. #Duesenberg #MormonMeteor #Bonneville #LandSpeedRecord #ClassicCars #SpeedRecord #VintageRacing #AbJenkins #RaceCars #AmericanCars #BonnevilleSaltFlats #AutomotiveHistory #Supercharged #AircraftEngine #RetroRacing Support the channel and get exclusive perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zVVuW-og_tIafEDiHuORQ/join
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A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1-8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The mode...
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