The Railton Special (nov 15, 1938 – nov 16, 1938)
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It was driven by John Cobb. The car was powered by two supercharged Napier Lion VIID (WD) W-12 plane engines and it weighed 3 tonnes. The car broke thunderbolts land speed record by going over 350 mph. It helped encourage more people to try and beat the land speed record.
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