[Land-speed] Marmons & Mormons>From>Jim McNaul

[Robert J. Denton]

www.amazon.com search Ab Jenkins. The book comes up first on the list

On 9/3/07, Glen Barrett <speedtimer at beyondbb.com> wrote:
> Jim
> There is a book(small) on Ab Jenkins. When I get a chance I will look up
> where to buy it. Wester might know off the top of his head. It's good
> reading. Like I said earlier Marv. lives just down the road from me as does
> Rick Vesco. There are other LSR people in the area as well so this old
> Calif. racer isn't bored.
> Glen
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> Subject: [Land-speed] Marmons & Mormons>From>Jim McNaul
>
>
> > Many thanks to Glen, Wester, Kieth and Ed, for setting me straight!
> >
> > I somehow thought the 2007 Pebble Beach winner was manufactured by the
> > MARMON Automobile Company (1903 to 1933 - makers of the 'Marmon Wasp' -
> > first Indy 500 winner) and people were mis-spelling the name MORMON (the
> > religion).
> >
> > Now I get it!   The thing was made by Dusenberg (in 1935) and named  "The
> > Mormon Meteor" due to the Ab Jenkins / Mormon / salt flats connection.
> >
> > Learning every day!!...and loving it!   ;o)
> >
> > Jim
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