Land speed record; John Cobb's Napier Railton Special i action, 1939

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Land speed record; John Cobb's Napier Railton Special i action, 1939

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Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections

Description

This car, designed by Reid Railton, broke the record on August 23, 1939, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, reaching 369.7 miles an hour (595 km/h). It was powered by two Napier Lion aircraft engines, and had Dunlop tyres, and possibly Dunlop wheels. After the war it was rebuilt as the Mobil Railton Special, and reached 394.19 mph (634 km/h) on September 16, 1947. The mark on the nose does not look like the Mobil Pegasus flying horse, so this picture is probably pre-war.

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Date created

23-08-1939

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http://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16074

Related subjects

Dunlop Archive Collection

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