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These photographs show the purpose-built cars that set land speed records on sand, salt, and dry lake beds, plus a challenger built to push the record further. Look for the changes in shape as piston engines gave way to jets and rockets.

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La Jamais Contente
La Jamais Contente: The torpedo-shaped body encloses an electric drivetrain. Camille Jénatzy drove La Jamais Contente at…
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Stanley Rocket
Stanley Rocket: Fred Marriott sits low in the long, steam-powered Stanley Rocket at Daytona Beach. In 1906 he drove it over…
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Blitzen Benz
Blitzen Benz: Barney Oldfield sits in the open cockpit of the Blitzen Benz at Daytona Beach. Bob Burman later drove the…
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Sunbeam 350 hp Blue Bird
Sunbeam 350 hp Blue Bird: Malcolm Campbell's first Blue Bird returns to Pendine Sands in a commemorative run. In 1925 the…
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Babs
Babs: The restored car's exposed wheels flank a low white body in this view of Babs on display. J. G. Parry-Thomas drove it…
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Sunbeam 1,000 hp
Sunbeam 1,000 hp: The red Sunbeam houses two aircraft engines under its long body. Henry Segrave drove it past 200 mph at…
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White Triplex
White Triplex: Ray Keech drives the long, three-engine Triplex on Daytona Beach. There in 1928 he averaged 207.552 mph over…
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Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow: The slender gold body and exposed wheels identify Henry Segrave's Golden Arrow. He set a world land speed…
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Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird
Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird: Malcolm Campbell sits at the wheel of the long, narrow Blue Bird in 1935. Later that year he…
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Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt: Mechanics move George Eyston's large wheel-driven car out of a hangar. He broke the outright record in…
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Railton Mobil Special
Railton Mobil Special: The museum display lifts the streamlined shell to show the wheels and machinery beneath. John Cobb…
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Spirit of America
Spirit of America: The first Spirit of America had three wheels and a single jet engine. Craig Breedlove averaged about…
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Bluebird CN7
Bluebird CN7: Donald Campbell's Bluebird CN7 has a pronounced tail fin and covered wheels. Campbell drove the…
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Wingfoot Express
Wingfoot Express: The first Wingfoot Express sits on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Tom Green drove Walt Arfons's jet car to a…
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Green Monster
Green Monster: Art Arfons stands beside his jet-powered Green Monster at Bonneville. The car set multiple world land speed…
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Goldenrod
Goldenrod: The long gold body surrounds four piston engines in line. Bob Summers drove the wheel-driven car to a two-way…
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Spirit of America Sonic I
Spirit of America Sonic I: Craig Breedlove's four-wheel jet car wears red, white, and blue. In November 1965 he averaged…
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Blue Flame
Blue Flame: The record speed of 622.407 mph is painted on the body below the tail. Gary Gabelich set the flying-mile record…
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Thrust2
Thrust2: A large round intake fills the nose of the gold display car. Richard Noble drove this jet-powered car to 633.468…
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ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC: The pair of jet engines flank the central driver compartment. Andy Green averaged 763.035 mph over the flying…
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Bloodhound LSR
Bloodhound LSR: Bloodhound's tall tail fin stands above the dust kicked up during testing in South Africa. The record…

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