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Here’s a picture of a car that you won’t see every day. This is the 1950 Bonneville entry of Skip Hudson, Dan Gurney and Torres from Riverside, California. The number 549 Class C Modified Roadster was powered by a 267″ ’41 Ford that ran a speed of 130.430 mph. That was good for a 13th in class. Gurney said that’s him with his foot on the wheel. ©AHRF/Chuck Kirkpatrick Collection via Phil Lyon.
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