100 Years of the World's Land Speed Record 1898-1998

100 Years of the World's Land Speed Record 1898-1998 -- Subtitled: Part 2, The Second Half Century. This little book contains the full story of what happened after John Cobb took the Record in 1947, with his 1939 car. Little more happened until the 1960s, which saw the emergence of jet and rocket power, and a whole new generation of Record contenders. The story culminates in the breaking of the sound barrier (Mach 1) by Thrust SSC in 1997. Sftbd., 5 3/4'x 8 1/4', 32 pgs., 63 b&w ill.

100 Years of the World's Land Speed Record 1898-1998

100 Years of the World's Land Speed Record 1898-1998

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