Railton Special Land Speed Record car mb-code 1618952 Portrait bust of Alfred

Portrait bust of Alfred

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Railton Special Land Speed Record car mb-code 1618952 Portrait bust of AlfredRailton Special Land Speed Record car, Brooklands, Surrey, c1938. John 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.