High-Speed History: A Timeline of Landspeed World Records

HIGH-SPEED HISTORY 123.4 65183 A History of Land Speed World Records in the Golden Age of Wheel-Driven Automobiles DEC 1898 39.24 Jeantaud Duc * MPH, Electric Gaston de Achères, Chasseloup-Laubat France (France) MAR 1899 57.65 La Jamais Contente Electric Camille Jenatzy (Belgium) Achères, France APR 1899 65.79 Gardner Serpollet Euf de Pâques Steam Léon Serpollet (France) Nice, France APR 1902 75.06 МРН. The Mors Machine Internal Combustion William K. Vanderbilt II (USA) St. Arnoult, France AUG 1902 76.08 Ford 999 Racer Internal Combustion Henry Ford (USA) Lake St. Clair, United States JAN 1904 91.37 аMPН Stanley Rocket Steam Fred Marriott (USA) Ormond Beach, United States JAN 1906 127.66 Fiat Mephistofele Internal Combustion Ernest Eldridge (United Kingdom) Arpajon, France JUL 1924 145.89 Malcolm Campbell Pendine, (United Kingdom) United Kingdom SEPT 1924 146.16 Sunbeam 350HP Blue Bird Malcolm Campbell Pendine, (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Internal 'Combustion JUL 1925 150.87 Babs Internal Combustion Parry Thomas (United Kingdom) Pendine, United Kingdom APR 1926 170.00 MPН Napier Campbell Blue Bird II Malcolm Campbell Pendine, (United Kingdom) Internal Combustion United Kingdom FEB 1927 174.88 Sunbeam 1000HP Mystery Henry Seagrave (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States Internal 'Combustion ш MAR 1927 203.79 MPН Napier Campbell Blue Bird II Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States Internal Combustion FEB 1928 206.96 White Triplex Internal Combustion Ray Keech (UŠA) Daytona Beach, United States APR 1928 207.55 MPН Golden Arrow Henry Seagrave (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States Internal Combustion MAR 1929 231.45 MPН. Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Verneuk Pan, South Africa FEB 1931 246.09 Napier Campbell Railton Blue Bird IV Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States Internal Combustion FEB 1932 253.97 МPН Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States FEB 1933 272.46 MPH Campbell Railton Blue Bird V Internal Combustion Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Daytona Beach, United States MAR 1935 276.82 MPH. Malcolm Campbell (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States SEPT 1935 301.13 George Eyston (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States NOV 1937 311.42 Thunderbolt Internal Combustion George Eyston (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States AUG 1938 345.49 Railton Special John Cobb (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States Internal Combustion SEPT 1938 350.20 Thunderbolt Internal Combustion George Eyston (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States SEPT 1938 357.50 Railton Special John Cobb (United Kingdom) Internal 'Combustion Bonneville Salt Flats, United States AUG 1939 369.74 1РН, Railton Mobil Special John Cobb (United Kingdom) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States Internal Combustion SEPT 1947 394.20 Bluebird CN7 *Turboshaft Donald Campbell (United Kingdom) Lake Eyre, Australia JUL 1964 403.10 Goldenrod Internal 'Combustion Bob Summers (USA) Bonneville Salt Flats, United States SEPT 1965 409.28 MPH SOURCES: www.motorlegend.com | www.thehenryford.org| www.wikipedia.org| www.velocetoday.com | www.motorcities.org| www.est1946.com | www.littlegatepublishing.com www.gqmagazine.fr | www.landspeedrecord.org | www.motor-car.co.uk TITLEMAX