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Unknown ride shot at the lakes in 1946. That looks like a straight-8 {maybe a Buick) wedged under the hood on an unknown chassis with a ’27 T body. ©AHRF/Don Zabel Collection.
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Here’s a fun one for you snapped at the John Force Christmas Party back on December 4, 2011. We see a picture of the left rear tires off of Ron Main’s Speed Demon Streamliner after a Bonneville run earlier in the year. Seems the salt was a little wet and the car had a lot of wheel spin, overheating it before the tread flew off thanks to centrifugal force. The brave driver was George Poteet.
©AHRF/Jim Miller Collection.
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