![]() ![]() The first thing you need to know is that there are two clubs that put on events at the Bonneville Salt Flats each year. To check it out, a member of our intrepid team took a homebuilt racer for its first run down the salt. You can even set records by topping out at less than 70 mph. What you may not know is that you don’t have to have a 200mph ride or a boundless budget to get in on the fun of racing at Bonneville. Or maybe you were glued to the screen all the way through The World’s Fastest Indian. ![]() You know, the ones of a hot rod or muscle car poised on an endless sea of white salt, ready to be launched toward the curved horizon for a rendezvous with the record books. Lucky makes race scoops, fuel blocks, and other cool parts from his Burbank, California, shop, Lucky's Speed Equipment.You’ve seen those iconic photos in car magazines all your life. I bent the valves on that run, too, so I'm about to take the engine out now." He knows it's capable of more speed than that. ![]() "I've gone as fast as 109 in it, but it's a rough ride because I don't have a rear suspension. He races in Vintage Flathead Gas Competition Coupe (XGCC) class with his 292 Flathead backed by a TKO 600 transmission and Halibrand Quick Change axle. He gave the roof a severe 11½-inch chop and had to lower the driver's seat and entire floor of the car enough to be able to see through the mail-slot windows. The windshield surround is from a '36 Ford, it's blended into the cowl of a '34 Ford, and a pair of hoods from a '40 Ford were made to form the nose of the car. Inspired by the Chrisman Coupe, Lucky built this car himself out of an amalgamation of parts he had collected over the years. Lucky Burton brought his '31 Model A out to the salt this year, and its rakish good looks earned it a spot on this issue's cover. ![]()
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