Railton Special
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The Railton Special, later rebuilt as the Railton Mobil Special, is a one-off motor vehicle designed by Reid Railton and built for John Cobb's successful attempts at the land speed record in 1938.
The Railton Mobil Special on display at the Thinktank Museum, Birmingham.
Modern Lledo toy of the Railton Mobil Special
The Railton Special and John Cobb in the cockpit
Railton Special 1947
Goldenrod (car)
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Goldenrod is an American streamliner land speed racing car which held the wheel-driven land speed record from 1965 to 1991. It was owned by Bob "Butch" and Bill Summers, of Ontario, California. Bob Su
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…averaged 394.19 mph (634.39 km/h) over the measured mile in both directions (385.6 & 403.1) to take the world land speed record, before the American Goldenrod set a new mark for piston-engined, wheel-driven LSR cars eighteen years later. Beauchamp, R.H. (1984). 25 Years at Brooklands Track. London: Regency…
Goldenrod on display at the Henry Ford Museum in 2012.