Land Speed Cars

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Title:

Land Speed Cars

Link:

http://www.speedandbeauty.com/land.htm

Category:

Main > Speed Records

Summary:
The fastest wheel driven Bonneville streamliners in the world along with a collection of land speed cars. Hot rods at the famous El Mirage dry lakes.

Description:
IN THE 1940'S, THE FIRST OF THE LAND SPEED CARS RAN THE MUROC DRY LAKES. AFTER ALMOST 60 YEARS THEY CAME BACK FOR ONE LAST FLING. FROM OLD TO NEW, THEY WERE ALL THERE ATTEMPTING ANOTHER TRY AT A LAND SPEED RECORD. THEN, A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST POWERFUL TRUCKS TO EVER ASSUALT THE SALT FLATS. HOW ABOUT AN 18,000 LB FREIGHTLINER TRUCK RUNNING 250MPH? PLUS, THE WORLD'S FASTEST T-BIRD ATTEMPTS TO GO 300MPH AND BE THE FIRST STOCK-BODIED 2 DOOR CAR TO SET THE RECORD. ALSO, YOU'LL SEE THE FASTEST WHEEL-DRIVEN STREAMLINER IN THE WORLD. AL TEAGUE HAS HELD ALMOST EVERY LAND SPEED RECORD FOR A SINGLE-ENGINE VEHICLE AT 400MPH. AND, IT'S THE MOST INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF STREAMLINERS IN THE WORLD. THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS ATTRACTS THE FASTEST AND MOST EXOTIC OF THESE LAND MISSLES. FINALLY, A LOOK AT THE FAMOUS EL MIRAGE DRY LAKES RUNS. OVER THE COURSE OF 60 YEARS, SOME VERY IMPORTANT SPEED INNOVATIONS WERE BORN THERE. IT'S ALSO A BREEDING GROUND FOR ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT AND EXOTIC

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