The Pierson Bros coupe has always been a favorite.... but each time I hear
this story I have to add that it was a pic of the car as the Tom Thumb
special that kinda helped me select the size motors that interested me...
Seems there was something in the caption about this Tom fella always
playing with little small blocks and making them work extremely well....
So Tom... maybe at least one of us knew the car As YOUR car....
Today it pleases me to no end to say Tom Bryant is a friend.... Pretty cool
if you ask me...
Keith
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> From: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
> To: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> Cc: scowle@mentorcollege.edu; LAND-SPEED <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Choice of car
> Date: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:57 AM
>
> Tom:
> enjoyed your "car choice" story. I think that even those of us who have
> prioritized the "latest technology" end of our sport mostly appreciate
the
> tradition/ nostalgia aspect of it as well. I know that I am personally
very glad
> to see the old roadsters and coupes-- and to hear the sound of a healthy
hemi--
> even if that is not the stuff I'm working on, myself.
> I remember pictures & captions of the Pierson Coupe (probably from "Hot
Rod") as
> one of the earliest motivators for me wanting to participate at
Bonneville.
> Russ
>
> "Thomas E. Bryant" wrote:
>
> > Scott & All,
> >
> > In my case, The choice came out of nostalgia I suppose. I ran roadsters
> > from 1959 through 1981. I acquired the Piersion Coupe, in 1980 and ran
> > it through the 1991 season. Because it had been a very successful car,
> > it just seemed natural to build another '34 Ford coupe and improve on
> > the streamlining as best I could. Quite frankly, I knew that I would be
> > giving away a bit of "slippery" to my competitors, it would have been
> > smarter to have built a Pontiac Trans Am or something similar. But I am
> > not SMART! And, I do like a challenge.
> >
> > We had run well with the Pierson Coupe and I really thought that there
> > would be more improvement in performance, by doing the streamling, than
> > I have realized so far. That is not to say that I am regretting my
> > choice, if I had it to do over, I would still chose the '34. It is a
> > unique car that gets a lot of attention, it performs well, and I am
> > enjoying running the car. I also enjoyed running the Pierson Coupe, it
> > got a lot of attention and performed well too, but it was never seen as
> > my car it was, and always will be, the "Pierson Coupe". My present car
> > is recognized as TOM's COUPE and I enjoy that. We all have egos don't
> > we? If not, why do we do this?
> >
> > Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
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