Land speed records
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Thrust SSC – still the only car to travel faster than the speed of sound – YouTube – 1,228 km/h (763 mph)
1997 Thrust SSC. Picture prepared for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in May 2003 – 1,228 km/h (763 mph)
1997 Thrust SSC, the Land Speed Record breaking car driven by Andy Green, on display at the Transport Museum in Coventry, UK. 1997 – 1,228 km/h (763 mph)
Craig Breedlove with Spirit of America at Bonneville, 1964. (Courtesy Craig Breedlove)
1964 First Spirit of America- First car over 500 mph(526mph) 846kph. Turbojet powered
1935 Campbell-Railton Blue Bird at Daytona Beach 1935 – Internal combustion
1935 Campbell-Railton Blue Bird – First car over 300mph (484kph)
1927 Sunbeam 1000 hp Mystery Slug debut. First car over 200mph(327kph) – Internal combustion
1927 Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery – First car over 200mph (327kph)
1904 Gobron-Brillié . First car over 100mph (166kph) – Internal Combustion
1904 Ford 999 racer. Land speed record 84mph (136kph). Internal combustion
1902 Leon Serpollet and the steam-powered ‘Easter Egg’ Land speed record 75mph (120kph).
1898 Jentaud Duc. First ever land speed record 39mph(63kmph) !! Electric powered!
