1938 Railton Special Land speed record car

1938 Railton Special in The Big Melt: How Steel Made Us Hard, Documentary, 2013

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1938 Railton Special Land speed record car

00:22:49 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2014-03-19 23:27	John Cobb's land speed record car - can't find any previous imcdb entry unless other name used. No visible Mobil identifier so I guess this is pre-WW2 footage from Bonneville in successful record attempts in Sept 38 (350 mph) or Aug 39 (370 mph), and not the Aug 47 session as Railton Mobil Special when it broke 400 mph - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railton_Special .
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-03-20 09:09	Brave men in heroic cars. These things were, and still are, named after whoever stumped up the cash to cover the costs, hence the addition of Mobil for the later efforts.

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dsl

◊ 2014-03-19 23:27

John Cobb's land speed record car - can't find any previous imcdb entry unless other name used. No visible Mobil identifier so I guess this is pre-WW2 footage from Bonneville in successful record attempts in Sept 38 (350 mph) or Aug 39 (370 mph), and not the Aug 47 session as Railton Mobil Special when it broke 400 mph - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railton_Special .

johnfromstaffs

◊ 2014-03-20 09:09

Brave men in heroic cars. These things were, and still are, named after whoever stumped up the cash to cover the costs, hence the addition of Mobil for the later efforts.

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1938 Railton Special Land speed record car

1938 Railton Special in The Big Melt: How Steel Made Us Hard, Documentary, 2013

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