In 1936 Babe Stapp and Ab Jenkin's took the 24 hour Bonneville record an with average speed of 153.823 mph in this amazing ride.
The Duesenberg Special was a one-off speed record car. It was built in 1935 on a supercharged Duesenberg Model J rolling chassis with a standard wheelbase of 142.5 in a dropped front axle,18 in wheels instead of the standard 19 in wheels, and a non-standard 3:1 rear axle ratio. The engine was highly tuned by August Duesenberg, with the compression ratio raised to 7.5:1 and different engine bearings being used. High performance parts developed for the Special, especially the "ram's horn" twin-carburetor inlet manifold, would be used on later supercharged SJ's.
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