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22/06/2020 3:18 pm
Bizarre BZ1053 Railton Special from 1938.
The base says it set the LSR at 350.068 mph at Bonneville. However Wikipedia says John Cobb raised it to 353.30 mph. Then George Eyston and Thunderbolt raised it again.
This completes my Railton set - BZ420, 369.70 mph (1939), and BZ428, 394.19 mph (1947).
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22/06/2020 9:50 pm
It is bizarre
23/06/2020 8:18 am
Pure aerodynamics!