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Saltlake Saturday
M(ech)ANIC MONDAY
Source: Hotrod.com
Vintage Speed Saturday - At The Lake...
The World Fastest Place - Alexandra Lier
“The World’s
Fastest
Place
These are
portraits of a generation of Speedseekers who cherish the smell of gasoline and
oil like the very air we breathe; people whose sense of purpose is tied to the
creation of record setting vehicles.
They are
powered by absolute devotion, friendship, and the ambition to win—from the
first turn of the wrench all the way to the starting line at Bonneville.
For the
signed edition ( 39,90 € incl shipping ) write to: alex@speedseekers.de
Be Quick...
only 240 signed edition's are available!
GAZ GL-1.
The first version of the GAZ GL-1
The GAZ-GL-1
is a pre-war Russian GAZ racing car designed by Evgenie Agitov and built in
Gaza in 1938. It was based on components from a GAZ M-1 which was produced
between 1936 and 1942 and based on the 1933 Ford V8-40.
The body of
the car was built on top of a stock M1 frame.
The GL-1
debuted in Kiev in October 1938. Driven by GAZ test technician Arkady Nikolaev,
the car was able to reach a top speed of 148 kph with the modified GAZ M-1
engine.
The GL-1
was destroyed under mysterious circumstances.
In 2010... February
26, a recreation of the second version of the GAZ GL-1 was displayed at the
Moscow Museum.
The second version of the GAZ GL-1.
Read full story by KustomRama HERE
Thanks to my buddy Erwin Planting for doing some research on this ride.
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