Sujet
Railton Special Land Speed Record car, Brooklands, Surrey, 1938. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Railton Special Land Speed Record car, Brooklands, Surrey, 1938. John Cobb is pictured in the car with its designer, Reid Railton, standing alongside holding the cockpit canopy. Cobb set Land Speed Records in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. In 1947, when he set the record at 394.19 mph, on one of the required two runs he exceeded 400 mph, the first man to break this barrier. He was killed in 1952 when, attempting to break the water speed record, his boat disintegrated at high speed on Loch Ness.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1938
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A87_415
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,9Mo (1,3Mo) / 43,2cm x 31,3cm / 5098 x 3693 (300dpi)