AB & Marvin Jenkins: The Studebaker Connection and the Mormon Meteors

by Gordon White

Ab Jenkins drove for Studebaker in speedway and road races during the late 1920's and early 30's, then took a Pierce-Arrow roadster to Bonneville, Utah, for the first-ever timed run on the Salt Flats. His 112 mile an hour record for 24 hours made him world-famous. In 1935 the Duesenberg Company converted one of its supercharged luxury cars into "The Mormon Meteor" for him to race at Bonneville against such men as John Cobb, Malcolm Campbell and Captain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583881735
• ISBN13: 9781583881736
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Enthusiast Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"