We continue our land speed record series with a closer look at the jet propulsion cars era, who pushed the records way beyond what we’ve seen in the first part of the series, with the pioneering internal combustion engines. Craig Breedlove was one of the iconic record setters of the 1960s-1980s. He set the land …
THE LAND SPEED RECORD – BEYOND 300 MPH
We’ve seen in the last article that the 200 mph (320 km/h) land speed record was set by Segrave’s Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery nicknamed The Slug. Between 1924 and 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell set no less than 9 (nine) land speed records and 4 (four) water speed records. He was one of the few record holders to …
THE LAND SPEED RECORD – THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ERA
We continue the land speed record series with the beginning of the thermal engine supremacy. The electric or steam powered cars were blown away by the internal combustion engine and the rocket engines. After the Stanley Steamer, the land speed record was set by Ernest Arthur Douglas Eldridge in a Fiat Mefistofele. He reached 243.97km/h and …
THE LAND SPEED RECORD – THE FIRST DAREDEVILS
You’ve seen in our last articles how the frenzy of internal combustion engine powered wheeled vehicles started. It was only a matter of time for the man to see the potential of the car and try to make it go faster. Thus, the race of achieving the land speed record. You should know a thing …
THE LAND SPEED RECORD – ORIGINS
We’ve seen in the previous article how late in the 19th century the internal combustion engine powered car came to life. It was a time in which the horse was the main mean of transport and labor. The horse was so important that it was a way of measuring power and it is still used …
ENTERTAINING AUTOMOTIVE FACTS – PART 2
We’re starting our new article series about land speed records and other car-related facts across the history with the beginning, obviously. Everybody knows that the first car was invented and patented by Karl Benz who was, obviously, German. This happened in 1879. But did you know that the first self propelled mechanical vehicle was invented …