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Holy smokes ... the crazed eyes at the end of that trip had to be floating in some sort of alcohol. Having said that, the load capacity of that lil' truck is damn near amazing. Here's to food and drank' on the salt .... cheers gents' ! Engineering miracle.
I'd love to have been a fly in the wall of that shop for the build. The rears are interesting to me. Man,,, what a ton of work and a party that must have been
Wow that was a engineering marvel . Only thing missing is Granny Clampit sitting in her rocker on top.
I have seen the pics of that amazing vehicle. Remember back in the day, Wendover was a little, little military town with almost no food stores and maybe one gas station and don't think they had a racing fuel pump. I believe it was Ab Jenkins that actually laid rail on the salt bed to get supplies for his attempts. Oh and the rare food wagons,,, another story.
Show hot rodder minds at their best, be cool if that thing was hiding in a barn somewhere. Thanks for the story.
Interesting blog, thanks..Man, lot of work to make both rears live; the drive [rear] pinion in the forward rear axle must have been crying from the load...Big time Gotta Wanna...Be cool if its still around, only 59 years ago
All I can say is WOW!!!! What a beast -- a cool beast--- but a beast nonetheless. Thanks for the pics and comments on this view of the early days.
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