BONNEVILLE LAKESTER, SALT OF THE EARTH!

Posted on June 30, 2024June 30, 2024 by MartynL

Turn-key 300-plus mph, record-setting racer with rebuilt engine, trailer and tow truck - BONNEVILLE LAKESTER, SALT OF THE EARTH! – is looking for a new owner. After setting the AA/FL (Fuel) record (290.49 mph) at Bonneville in 2009, veteran hot rodder and racecar builder Bob Dauernheim’s Lakester, driven by Don Biglow, was completely redesigned in 2011 to run on gas (AA/GL). It was again updated for Speed Week 2012. Bob Cuneo, designer and builder of the U.S. Olympic Team’s winning bobs...

ROB IDA: TUCKER TORPEDO

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by MartynL

The ROB IDA: TUCKER TORPEDO continues where Preston Tucker, subject of a myriad of conspiracy theories, left off. It’s called, improving the breed! Preston Tucker, renegade hot-rodder, car designer, and principle behind the Tucker Corporation, engineered and built the Tucker Model 48, also known as the Torpedo, before coming to an ignominious end after a mere 50 versions were produced. The car was a radical design departure compared to contemporary offerings with a host of modern innovations...