1952 Buick Super Riviera called Bombshell Betty

Mogul · September 24, 2018, 06:40:03 AM

What do I want to know:
- Car's nickname
- Based on what car, year & model
- Who is the artist/racer
- Engine make type of engine, capacity at start & now
- What is the purpose & record stats

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smodmog · September 24, 2018, 07:05:31 AM

on Bonneville salt flats ?

Mogul · September 24, 2018, 07:16:41 AM

It has been seen there......

Brock05 · September 24, 2018, 04:30:57 PM

1952 Buick Super Riviera
Buick 320-cu.in. inline-eight engine. Not sure which of the two factory straight 8 engines it would've had originally though
Jeff Brock
Land Speed Record-setter in the XO/GCC class at Speed Week in 2013, when the Buick set a record of 165.735 MPH.

Mogul · September 25, 2018, 03:32:21 AM

I'm still missing items.
Nickname
engine capacity today
.....

Locked for Brock05

Brock05 · September 25, 2018, 03:51:11 AM

Bombshell Betty, forgot to put that on!

Mogul · September 25, 2018, 07:21:02 AM

That is one.
What is it's engine size after the engine was tuned?

Still locked for Brock05

Brock05 · September 25, 2018, 07:32:17 AM

324CiD?

Mogul · September 25, 2018, 10:23:21 AM

Correct, well done!

Mogul · September 25, 2018, 10:26:35 AM

This 1952 Buick Super Riviera is called "Bombshell Betty" and was built and driven by Jeff Brock. He finished work on it in 2009 and set out with a top speed of 130.838 mph. Then in its final year of competition reached a record speed of 165.735 mph. Between 2009 and 2013 Jeff set six Land Speed world records with his creation. Then in 2014 he moved on to another project and sold the car to photographer Peter Lik. Under the hood Jeff installed a 320 ci (5.2 L) inline-eight sourced from a 1950 Buick Roadmaster that has been bored .20 over for a total of 324 ci.

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1952 Buick Super Riviera called Bombshell Betty