1966: Blasting away speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats

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1966: Blasting away speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats

1966: Blasting away speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats



A trio of streamliners from the H- and I-classes, with Wheel Centre Company #901H at top, "The Ball Point Banana" #555 at center and "The Orange Crate" #222 at bottom.

Image: Eric Rickman/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images

In 1907, Bill Rishel and his business partners were the first to drive a Pierce-Arrow automobile across Utah’s vast Bonneville Salt Flats. Seven years later, Teddy Tetzlaff set a land speed record on the flats, pushing a custom Blitzen-Benz to 141.73 miles per hour.

After Utah local Ab Jenkins set a new endurance record by driving a Pierce-Arrow in a continuous 10-mile loop for 24 hours at an average speed of 112.9 miles per hour, the Flats became the go-to spot for speed freaks looking to smash records. Read more...

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