The Mormon Meteor
aka: Duesenberg Special was modified by Ab Jenkins in search of higher speed records. Jenkins had the Duesenberg Special modified by replacing the Duesenberg engine with a Curtiss Conqueror aircraft engine, V12, 750hp. This version of the car was named Mormon Meteor.
In 1939, Jenkins drove the car 171 mph (275 km/h) and broke all of the 12-hour endurance records.
After the aircraft engine was removed from the Mormon Meteor in 1938, the car was restored to Duesenberg Special specifications.
The car was sold at a Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach Auction. The new owner had the car restored to its 1935 racing condition and entered it in the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which it won. ! wiki
The Mormon Meteor
aka: Duesenberg Special was modified by Ab Jenkins in search of higher speed records. Jenkins had the Duesenberg Special modified by replacing the Duesenberg engine with a Curtiss Conqueror aircraft engine, V12, 750hp. This version of the car was named Mormon Meteor.
In 1939, Jenkins drove the car 171 mph (275 km/h) and broke all of the 12-hour endurance records.
After the aircraft engine was removed from the Mormon Meteor in 1938, the car was restored to Duesenberg Special specifications.
The car was sold at a Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach Auction. The new owner had the car restored to its 1935 racing condition and entered it in the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which it won. ! wiki