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27/11/2025 6:11 pm
Lledo, a British offshoot of Matchbox issued a series of Land Speed Record cars around the year 2000.
Here is the second of that series.
Driven by John Cobb and powered by a 47,872cc Napier Lion V11D aircraft engine, the Railton Mobile Special was the last car using a piston engine to hold the World Speed Record. In 1947,Cobb took the world speed record to 394.20 in two directions and just under 400 mph on a one way run. This record helh for 16 years. John Cobb was killed pursuing the World Water Speed Record.
28/11/2025 1:25 pm
In 1947,Cobb took the world speed record to 394.20 in two directions and just under 400 mph on a one way run.
Wow! 😟 😟
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