If you have a fondness for the Salts, it's lore and richness, here's a rare opportunity ... never to be repeated.

My long time friend and tale teller, the first lady of straight line speed, Louise Noeth is offering the last of her collection ... replete with a wealth of signatures! If you don't know the names Murphy ... Vesco ... or Xydias, you owe it to yourselves to find out.

If you pass up this offer, don't weep on my shoulder.

Cheers, Bob

LandSpeed Louise wrote:

Hello

 

Quite some time ago, many of you receiving this note expressed an interest in purchasing the special autographed edition of my Bonneville Salt Flats history book. If you are not interested, forgive the intrusion to your mailbox, I can’t find the original reservation list, only numerous scribbled notes that included each of you, but may have had nothing to do with the book. I thought it better to send this than to forget you.

 

Realizing that getting more signatures now that I live in sweet old Missouri would be rather rare I have decided to release the special numbered copies for sale with 92, instead of the 100 signatures that I had originally planned.  The complete list of signatures is noted in the table below, but includes some of the fastest folks on earth and many, many milestone champions.  With 500 vehiles pre-entered this year, one trip to the salt and you ought to be able to double the number of signatures!

 

There are only 49 copies in honor of the first year (1949) that hot rodders raced on the salt. I will personalize each edition with my signature and number notation “1 of 49, 2 of 49,” and so on. Don’t ask for #1, it’s mine. So I guess there will only be 48 for sale. The books are the last of the cloth, hard cover editions that I have been dragging around for several years getting signatures from the land speed racing greats who graciously agreed to help me put this project together. This means the books are a bit scuffed and the pages have been flipped nearly 100 times each as every person signed their name. I have done me best to keep the books as pristine as possible, but there is some visual wear after all the handling. Browse the list, you’ll see some folks are no longer with us.

 

A portion of every sale will become a donation to SAVE THE SALT.  

 

The cost of the book is $250. each – plus shipping of your choice. I will honor as many requests for specific numbers and intend to keep a registry of all 49 original buyers/owners.

 

If you are no longer interested, no problem, I simply wanted to give you advance notice because later this week, on July 11^th I will be bringing the books the Goodguys meet in Columbus, Ohio where I will be giving a multi-media presentation on land speed racing to enthusiasts This event draws more than 7,000 hot rods. I can’t imagine 7,000 hot rods in one place, but I’m soon to see this spectacle for myself.

 

Please try to reply before Thursday, July 9^th if you have any interest in obtaining one of numbered copies.

 

 

Speedy Regards,

 

"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth

 

Studio: 314.692.0247 C.S. T.

Mobile: 805.312.0893 C.S. T.

 

Member: Society of Professional Journalists, American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters, Motor Press Guild, Society of Automotive Historians, Western Automotive Journalists, Society of Land Speed Racing Historians

www.landspeedproductions.biz

 

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

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Signatory		Page	Team Affiliation	Position(s)	2 Club	SCTA Ofc/Vol	Record Holder
Glenn	Barrett	151	SCTA Chief Timer	Driver		O
Bob	Beatty	152	Grumpy 'Ole Men Racing	driver	x		x
Lee	Burkey	138	TEAMVesco  Turbinator	Crew	x		x
Betty	Burkland	124	411 Streamliner	O/B	x		x
Gene	Burkland	124	412 Streamliner	O/B	x		x
Tom	Burkland	124	413 Streamliner	O/B/Driver	x		x
George	Callaway	71	many cars / photographer
Jeff	Carroll	152	#77 lakester, John Rains Pontiac	Crew/Driver	x		x
Dave	Casteel	137	Trackmaster Comp Cpe	O/B/Driver	x		x
Mike	Cook	127	Many vehicles through the years	O/B/Driver	x	O	x
Ron	Cook	143	Razzberry Rocket	Crew/Driver	x		x
Bruce	Crower	133	Many vehicles; Speed Parts Pioneer	O/B/Driver
Fred	Dannenfelzer	134	DRM Racing	O/B/Driver	x	O	x
Patty	Dannenfelzer	134	DRM Racing	Crew
Jim	Deist	122	safety mfg	owner
Julian	Doty	IBC	B&S Auto	crew
Kent	Enderle	95	Enderle Injectors
Elliot	Estrine	138	TEAMVesco  Turbinator	Crew			x
Don	Ferguson	148	Ferguson Racing	O/B/Driver	x		x
George	Fields	137	Trackmaster Comp Cpe	O/B/Driver	x		x
Phil	Fruediger	71	lakester		x		x
Steve	Garcia	119	Manghelli Lakester	Builder
Steve	Garcia	118	Manghelli Lakester	Crew			x
Andy	Green	139	World's Fastest Man	Driver			x
Charlie	Hamilton	141	Spirit of 76	Crew Chief
Seth	Hammond	141	Seth Hammond Racing	O/B/Driver	x		x
Tanis	Hammond	141	1st Woman >300MPH /Seth Hammond Racing	Driver	x		x
Rick	Haskell	138	TEAMVesco  Turbinator	Crew			x
Ed	Iskendarian	IFC	Isky camshafts	Mfg
Wendy	Jeffries	117	Bonneville Racing News	Racer
Bob	Joehnck	106	Mark Dees Corvette Stingray	Engine Builder
Clark	Kane	138	TEAMVesco  Turbinator	Crew			x
Lee	Kennedy	141	Record Holding Driver, SCTA Official	O/B/Driver	x	O	x
Kay	Kimes	51	many cars	crew
Arly	Langlo	153	#77 lakester	O/B/Driver	x		x
Les	Leggitt	117	many cars	engine builder			x
Burke	LeSage	116	Many vehicles through the years	Driver	x	O	x
Jim	Lindsley	78	many cars - SCTA official	owner/driver	x	x	x
Jack	Lufkin	109	Lufkin Rqcing	owner/driver	x		x
Dave	Macdonald	153	Macdonald/Pitts racing team	owner/driver	x		x
Mike	Manghelli	119	Cyber Racing	O/B/Driver	x	O	x
Denis	Mannig	IFC	BUB Enterprises - World's Fastest Motorcycle	Owner			x
Lonnie	Martin	108	Sidewinder	rider		O
Cecil	McCray	152	Nish Motorsports	crew chief
Duane	McKinney	117	Sundowner Corvette	O/B/Driver	x

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