The Land Speed Record Cars - where are they now?

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

I helped to push Thrust SSC into the transport museum here in Coventry back in 1998.....tiny amounts of sand from the Black Rock desert were still falling into the floor !

[@angelreading5098]

Andy the museum were so protective about that display,I spent a morning doing sketches and drawings and a highly suspicious museum manager Barry Littlewood approached me warning not to use my drawings for anything other than my intended anyway personal use.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

@@angelreading5098 Never had dealings with Barry. I'm in there every other month and take lots of photos, perhaps that's a way to compile material towards any future painting.

[@Minx5892]

Shame it doesn't act like the main attraction anymore. Back when I was a kid I remember seeing it as an event. The simulator, getting out, curtains lifted to show the car. Now its just there. No hanger for it its just another car....

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

@@Minx5892 Yes indeed, and the new simulator is a step backwards, uncomfortable and there's lots of unintended noise coming from the electronics at the rear of the cabin.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

Playa dust and sand get into everything. They could take that car down to it's rivets to clean it and there would still be dust.

[@FritzMcYeet]

Imagine going 125 mph in an old ass v12 race car and then seeing a modern day _sedan_ v6 going 140.

[@Jozavenue]

@ you mean hp

@@Jozavenue No, I meant the 4.0 L fiat V12, the other V12's mentioned are not automotive engines. They have to get a plane airborne so of course they would be huge displacement, other than aircraft engines early and even later model V12's are anywhere from 2.5 to 6.0. I'm comparing an early automotive V12 to an later model automotive V6. Even then with a 23L difference from the 4.0L fiat auto V12 the 27L Liberty aircaft engine only went 19 MPH faster, the power to weight made the advantage culpable at best.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

*with only a fraction of the style

[@BaddaBigBoom]

My straight 4 1.7 litre tiny little Ford Puma will do that.

[@fulsame1]

@ you say that like 4 liter v6's aren't a hefty displacement for a v6

[@heliarche]

Disallowed because of no reverse gear...Didn't know parallel parking was part of achieving the record.

[@Nightdare]

Nowadays, it's not like you can call them cars anymore, since they are no longer wheel-driven

[@heliarche]

Yea I don't get it. I thought it was "Land Based" speed record. Shouldn't matter if you're bent over on ice skates after eating spicy Thai food. If you're moving on land and you go fast it ought to count. Earnest Eldrige, Gary Gabelich, all the other guys that got robbed because of dumb shit, they knew what they did, we know too.

[@Nightdare]

@@heliarche ...As long as you make the trip both ways But that's an idea actually a long straight icelake, no resistance for wheels and the colder temperature allows for even more power from the engine

[@heliarche]

Say someone goes Mach 4 on a motorcycle, yeeeeepers, but they do it. It doesn't count? "Yes, this is faster than anyone has ever gone on land but it's not a record because it doesn't hold to what we believe a car should be.".

[@heliarche]

They'd probably say it isn't Land based, but Water based or something as well...

[@bbillbill3919]

Great memories. Thanks for putting this together. I am 70 YO and its great to be reminded of the things I saw on the news in the 60s 70s

[@DMC_Motorsports]

Ok boomer

[@AS3R1US]

@@DMC_Motorsports ok zoomer

[@DavidGarcia-oi5nt]

@@DMC_Motorsports don't be rude

[@-SPECTRE-]

Interesting good old memories!

[@makingsense2268]

In the early '80s, I was driving across the Bonneville Salt Flats with my family when we saw a gigantic car on a trailer with support tents around them. It was Thrust 2, and we stopped and I met Richard Noble. He was a great guy, and gave me a signed poster. I wish I still had that!

[@jacobsweat1520]

i met big daddy don garlits at a local drag strip on an off night, we happened to be testing our oval track car onthe oval, next to the strip and i saw a swamp rat out on the strip. and couldn't get over there fast enough.

[@makingsense2268]

@Robert Sanchez Sadly, it disappeared decades ago. However, I recently found an official NASA Space Shuttle cutaway rendering poster (1978 printing, I got in about 1980) so perhaps I'll be surprised some day. :D

[@shihtzu291]

Making Sense that's so cool I'm from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧and I remember that being on TV it was a record braker back then doing I think 624 mph wow I can't believe I still remember that so well because I was 4 back in 1984.👍

[@makingsense2268]

@@shihtzu291 That's really cool! I remember first getting interested in LSR cars by reading the Guinness Book of World Records when I was maybe 8 years old. At the time the record holder was Gary Gabelich in the Blue Flame. :-)

[@donkmeister]

+Making Sense he is a seriously nice guy! Around 1994 I went to a car show in London and saw Thrust SSC on a stand. I bought a poster and noticed Richard Noble was milling around backstage so asked (as a 13 year-old kid) if the lady could get his signature on it for me. What happened next was something I will never forget; she went and brought Mr Noble out to meet me. He signed my poster but then wandered off with it. I was just starting to think "welp, I'll never see that £7 again!" when he reappeared and introduced me to Andy Green, asked him to sign my poster and then handed it back to me!!! The ink has faded but the poster is pride of place in my dining room. 20+ years later, I went to see Bloodhound on exhibition in the Docklands and got to meet them both again... A bit more grey but still bloody nice chaps. Always meet your heroes :-)

[@narobii9815]

wow, blue paint does make cars go faster

[@benlogicfactsshapiro]

Narobii This is why sonic is blue

[@STeve-bv1uk]

Wait....so it does,...right?

[@hithereperson8137]

Little Grape OH FECK YEAH

[@devonswisher199]

Nah bruh every one know da red uns go fastest

[@Mythbuster3808]

by any chance is that reference to the iracing streamer Tanner McCullough?

[@cadillacjack7313]

Imagine being in a car accident at 600+ mph and surviving, damn.

[@Bandit-Darville]

That must be a record by itself!

[@owensmith7530]

Craig Bredelove has also survived a 600+ accident in Sonic Arrow, but it never set a record (competed with Thrust SSC) so it isn't in this video.

[@mudguy1503]

@@owensmith7530 He also holds the record for the world's longest skid marks at 5-6 miles long. It happened with the first Spirit of America (the 3 wheel version) and happened after he lost his braking chutes after completing his second run. He was still going 200 mph or so when he went off into a brine pond, fortunately without any major injury.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Owen Smith - He also survived a crash in 1964 in his Spirit of America. He did set a world land speed record of over 526MPH in that run!

[@zerocool6452]

@@owensmith7530 He even made the fastest U turn in history (over 600 mph), when I saw that on video he got my respect!

[@elzorro9987]

It appears that a vacation to England would make it possible to view a lot of of these record-breakers.

[@andyelliott8027]

Englishmen have held the land speed record for the majority of it's existence.

[@dcarbs2979]

@@andyelliott8027 And still do.

[@andyelliott8027]

If you come to England the place to go is THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, at BEAULIEU ( pronounced BYEW LEE, look on google maps. It's in the county of Hampshire, the surrounding area is called the NEW FOREST and the countryside is beautiful, well worth a visit.( The pictures you see at the beginning and end of this video with the Golden Arrow, the red Sunbeam 1000hp and Bluebird are inside that museum), loads of other road cars and racing cars from over the years too.

[@johnturner4400]

ElZorro99. Please come. The national motor museum has hundreds of exhibits.

[@randyandy297]

the best bit is the Coventry motor museum is free

[@BadgerOff32]

Lol, who names a car "The Green Monster" but then paints it red?

[@MeefMoaf]

All that green money it ate up.

[@mightress]

He was ahead of his time. The jet engine ofcourse is cleaner than i piston engine so more green. Sarcasm off, yeah green monster is a wierd name.

[@WSSRIOTCONTROL]

Probably colorblind

[@PaulEdgewatertheman]

The guy who did ;)

[@p0ck3tzzz]

it's like saying you want "the green hell" to be green

[@petermitchell6348]

In 1984 I delivered the Thrust 2 on the back of a Layland Roadtrain to a hanger at RAF Binbrook to have it's engine re-tuned. I also took the opportunity to have a sit in the car, and later met it's driver, a former RAF officer Richard Noble.

[@petermitchell6348]

@i. rob Nice. Thanks for the reply old friend. I too retired from Binbrook, April 1985. I did 12 years in all, loved most of it, except AOC inspections etc :).

[@aeb1barfo]

@i. rob They need your engineering skills on their Trent Turbofan engines. Make non-exploding fan disk assemblies, or better containment rings.

[@topspeederalmond]

I was a land speed record holder on a motorcycle. These men are more than record holders they are pioneers and real MEN. Thank You for a great video.

[@igorflexus9493]

You should tell us your story! :D ..Interesting!

[@stephenbachman132]

Tell us your story how it was you got to chasing a land speed record.

[@iseeolly9959]

Yes, please tell us more...I can't find any record of it.

[@brandodurham]

Real MEN?? 😂 🤦‍♂️

[@lazaglider]

@@brandodurham I know, he doesn't account for all the women who achieved such records. Oh, wait. What's your point, fella?

[@Wazoo117]

"partially decapitated the driver" oh.

[@s4rg380]

Ouch.

[@aeb1barfo]

Why Hell's Angels were a belt made from one.

[@AvroBellow]

Yeah, safety definitely was not a factor in these trials.

[@koolkid1632]

As soon as I saw the chain on the car I no joke thought “this is going to fly off of the wheels”

[@Nato0806]

That’s gonna leave a mark. Only slightly.

[@pandoranbias1622]

You know you are fast when the camera guy cant keep up even from half a mile away.

[@xiro6]

and you left the plane behind

[@chrishaan5766]

Sure wish everyone could make videos of this quality Great information Great footage Great narration Well done sir Well done

[@frankburdodrums8984]

They're all in Jay Leno"s garage.

[@bjofuruh]

Yeah, and he is often seen in the Blue Flame as he blast down the road past his humble garage.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

@@bjofuruh *humble*

[@frankburdodrums8984]

@Chord Pagel Ok Chord. They're all at my house!!!!

[@mikebtrfld1705]

I saw Thrust SSC on it's trailer in Reno right after it broke the sound barrier. Talk about dust blasted.

[@sawspitfire422]

I've seen it in person at Coventry, its not far from where I live, the whole back end of the car is blasted right down to bare metal in some areas, I love that they kept it that way instead of repainting it, it wears its war wounds with pride

[@vdochev]

I've been in the transport museum in Coventry and I've seen the Thrust 2 and Thrust SSC. Just seeing the cars stationary is a thrill!

[@FirenzeStorm]

Its down the road from me, and I have visited a lot. Absolute gems of engineering. Its amazing to think that they are the real things

[@bushmanPMRR]

I remember years ago when the car show in GB was held at Earls Court and a friend and I made a last minute decision to go along. As it turned out, a bit too 'last minute' because it was all over by the time we got there. A security guard said that virtually all the exhibits had already packed up and gone but if we wanted to, the Thrust 2 was still there if we wanted to have a look, they didn't even charge us to go in. We were both blown away at the Thrust 2! You have no idea how massive it is until you actually stand alongside it. A truly awesome car and I am so grateful to that security guard for letting us in!

[@Alonsos305]

I guess stickers do increase horse power after all. Very impressive.

[@joshhill5932]

It only works when lots of money comes with the stickers.

[@donkmeister]

You may have noticed Beaulieu coming up a lot in this video - having visited Beaulieu a couple of years ago I can recommend it! Seeing all the LSR holders is worth the entrance fee, but there is so much more to it. If you are a petrolhead visiting the UK I'd recommend making plans to visit the New Forest and take in Beaulieu as part of that.

[@AgentJayZ]

I feel very lucky to have worked on the J47, J79, RR Avon, and the RR Spey, among others. The LSR cars of the 1920s are the most fascinating to me.

[@Sadik15B]

If a team asked you to join them, would you do it?

[@tiny180]

Wow my friend the storys you could tell i wish i could here them all your legendary

[@tiny180]

Wow my friend the storys you could tell i wish i could here them all your legendary

[@tiny180]

Wow my friend the storys you could tell i wish i could here them all your legendary

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

@@tiny180 🙄🙄🙄

[@Calvertfilm]

I had the honour of making a scale model of Thrust SSC as a working rocket model for Richard Noble's son to give to him. Richard kindly sent me a signed copy of his book as thanks. I met Richard in Southend too and saw the car. So awesome to be near such a vehicle and people so skilled. Nice memories.

[@manstersr]

Thanks for putting that together, ever since the 60's when I was a child I was interested in the land speed record vehicles and a fan of Craig Breedlove, Art Arfons and Gary Gabelich in the blue flame. I followed the pollution packer in the 70's and was anticipating the land speed version of their hydrogen peroxide rocket car that put on exhibitions at drag racing events (which I had seen run), the land speed car was speculated to have a chance of breaking the 1000 mph mark until the driver Dave Anderson was killed in the dragster when his chutes failed during a run. I saw that car exceed 300 mph on an 1/8 mi. drag strip.

[@JohnLeePedimore]

Mickey Thompson broke 400 mph in the Challenger 1 in 1960. The car had 4 Supercharged Pontiac V8 engines.

[@oldmenruleracing]

I've seen that car in OR

[@TheDKgerman]

he broke 400mph in a tank?

[@blueoxmillworks]

Thank you for remembering Mickey Thompson! This was our time era.

[@keithjones589]

I thought that had 4 440 hemis or am I thinking of a different car

[@JohnLeePedimore]

@@keithjones589 He asked Chrysler first and they turned him down. Pontiac sent him 4 stock 389 test engines.

[@Mythbuster3808]

ThrustSSC still looks amazing

[@Roadstar1602]

I just realized that the car I drive to work can outrun the fastest car in the world in 1920.

[@Emppu_T.]

And the fastest road legal cars are really close to that 300 mark

[@botaniccal]

@@Emppu_T. Didn't Bugatti and Ford surpass 300 already?

[@Emppu_T.]

@@botaniccal my bad, that was 6 months ago

[@lordquas1550]

@@botaniccal Ford? I only know about Bugatti

[@Spherz]

@@lordquas1550Badd GT

[@mikeportjogger1]

Around 1970 I was working ar Hurn airport (near Beaulieu) when Art Arfons made an attempt on the 0 to 300mph acceleration record, so Green Monster was rebuilt after its crash. It was one of the most spectacular things I have ever seen. The police made some cars that had parked outside the airfield but behind the car move away. When Arfons turned on the afterburner, it became clear why!

[@car8070]

Definitely one of the best and most enjoyable videos I've ever seen on this platform. Keep up the great work.

[@SaltGrains_Fready]

Certainly The Cleanest Historic Timeline Overview ever produced. The world is clueless to the engineering genius developed and implemented into these massive and astonishing machines.

[@brianlehmkuhl8162]

The Thrust 2 from 1983 has to be the design basis Anton Furst used to create the 89 Batmobile. I have never seen credit given, though.

[@JBofBrisbane]

More likely Art Arfons' Green Monster.

[@SuperSunnyB210]

I guess we aren't allowed to talk about the Auto Union cars anymore.

[@maximaldinotrap]

Bruh, Audi is Auto Union lol. Also if were were not allowed to talk about any cars made during the Nazi regime we wouldn't be allowed to talk about the Volkwagen Beetle or Porches.

[@SuperSunnyB210]

@@maximaldinotrap I'm talking about the Record Cars from the 1930's.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Super Sunny - Hans Stuck and his Hillclimbing Auto Union V16! Wunderbar! His nickname was Bergkonig - King of The Mountains.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

@@Loulovesspeed his son was pretty good too

[@friendlypiranha774]

Don't forget Bernd Rosemeyer who paid with his life.

[@maxblinkhorn]

Very good exposition of the history of the record - most informative and thankfully, excess free!

[@Steve915]

Very interesting stuff! I remember back in the 1960s when Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove were in competition for the LSR. I guess the current speed record is the last, as no one seems to be making any attempt to try and beat it.

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Thanks for your comment! Both the UK and Australia have active projects at the moment (google Bloodhound LSR and Aussie Invader 5R). The US project North American Eagle unfortunately met with tragedy last year when Jesse Combs was killed in a crash which destroyed the car (she has since been awarded the fastest woman title posthumously).

[@Diax1324]

It's kind of wild that old land speed record cars actually beat out military aviation in regards to speed.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

It's kind of wild that the fastest airplane in the world for a while was an AIRLINER, the Constellation.

[@trilobiteerlive2873]

The bloodhound is being built at my school and the amount of work and engineering and science that goes into it is incredible. Makes u appreciate how amazing this sort of thing is.

[@andreadavide]

The Beast of Turin is even earlier than the Sunbeam. And is still around

[@caseysmith544]

So is one of the Stanley Steamer cars that had the record in 1919.

[@zaxlorax7605]

@@caseysmith544 Yep, but the beast of Turin was built in 1910 and beat the record in 1913. Even more impressive that it still did rounds around Goodwood.

[@aeb1barfo]

@@caseysmith544 At the Hotel where " The Shining " was based on, which proudly bears his name at Estes Park, CO.

[@danhansen3109]

I was in the Gerlach high school library when Thrust SSC broke the sound barrier. It shook the decorative bezels from the fire sprinklers out of the ceiling, onto the floor. I feel like I got to see a very special moment in time.

[@qasimmir7117]

Dan Hansen You certainly did. Didn’t think a small vehicle miles away going supersonic could do that.

[@phildavenport4150]

@@qasimmir7117 The pressure emanating from the vehicle near Mach 1 pulverised the ground for some distance away, both sides, which would have been easily felt far from the area. The video footage taken from the air shows this. It also loosened up loads of rivets in the bodywork, among other things. It would have taken a very brave man to attempt the feat again without a major rebuild.

[@VonBlade]

A beautiful video. All the information you need, not too much, plenty of appropriate footage, calm music. Lovely.

[@effyeadude]

Am I missing something here or does this video jump around a bit? I feel like arranging the cars based on record speeds and not dates would be better. Saying a car set an outright record right after you said the previous car set a higher one makes no sense.

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

Its a timeline, if you wanted to arrange them, go on wikipedia.

[@craigdoran6811]

I live a stonesthrow from the thrust 2 and thrust ssc. I love popping in to see them. Feel very lucky to be so close to the two record holders.

[@joealbert7773]

The Spirit of America wasn't the first of the jet powered cars. The Flying Caduceus of Dr. Ostich was on the salt in a 1960 or 1961. It topped out short of the record. I think it reached about 350 mph. It is in the National Museum in Reno, NV.

[@blxtothis]

Another brilliant channel, up there with Mark Felton and his military documentaris and Drachinfelmwith Naval content. Got to add that it’s a misnomer in many senses to categorise later record vehicles as cars. Where a vehicle is blown along by jet or rocket thrust and not propelled by it’s wheels it ceases to be considered along with vehicles that broke these records the hard way. These thrust vehicles are less cars but more like a powered sled or wingless aircraft! Marvellous engineering and the bravery of the pilots notwithstanding, the achievement cannot be compared with a car whose wheels provide the final motive power. There’s no mention here of the magnificent restoration of the Napier-Railton which between 1933 and 1937, broke 47 world speed records at Brooklands, Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry and Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. This superb polished silver beast is in full running order and on show to this day and although nothing can run on the old banked circuit in full, it is brought out and fired up regularly, it’s W12 engine is something to experience. Check out Brooklands’ website, (www.brooklandsmuseum.com) though who knows when we’ll be going to these places again, already so many events throughout the world have been called off due to Bat Flu. The magnificent Brooklands Museum Trust put on shows throughout the year and the aero and motor themed events are always well worth attending as well as all the various permanent halls and displays, including Concorde and many airliners as well as motor vehicles and bikes (pedal and motor) from every era, many do not realise that it was the first ever motor racing circuit in the world. Likewise Goodwood is a must for any lover of such things, also an airfield as well as racing circuit and stately home. www.goodwood.com What a pity that George Eyeston’s Thunderbolt was destroyed by fire, that should be on show in England. Incidentally, the car as shown in this video is the early iteration, after breaking the record Eyeston who designed and engineered his cars, constantly evolved and improved them. He replaced the transverse leaf spring suspension with coils and shocks, jettisoned the radiator, saving weight and space for the cooling and used a tank of melting ice thereby making the car more compact and streamlined, he removed the massive tail fin and blanked off and rounded the nose to improve aerodynamics.the original weight was reduced from a massive 7 tons to 6 tons. The special enormous gearbox, which is sadly lost to the world, contributed one ton of that mass. The power to weight ration of this saving made this wonderful beast omnipotent. The fire, which destroyed aircraft and other vehicles was exacerbated by the thousands of bales of wool which were stored in the warehouse and covered up most of the other contents, what a cruel fate? Luckily it’s two massive Rolls Rolls ‘R’ (as used in the Supermarine S.6B which was a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell and the inspiration for his Spitfire of WW2) engines are still on show.

[@wollie4649]

I love how the answer to break the record always was a second engine

[@devinosland359]

Or a third... Or fourth.....

[@engine4628]

twin mill next record breaker???

[@kurtwagner350]

It’s amazing to me how many great achievements of humans have been lost due to fire

[@davidkymdell452]

And social justice 😏

[@aydankhaliq2967]

And library of Alexandria

[@phildavenport4150]

@@aydankhaliq2967 And XKSSs.

[@kubraghazali8041]

Golden Arrows should have been a thing in F1 , would be the ultimate rivalry for Mercedes lol.

[@fishystales]

Lmao

[@gregoryrapier3021]

What happened about Micky Thomson and the Challenger with four Pontiac engines and breaking the land speed record at 401 miles per hour in 1960?

[@murkinstock]

I think that's one of the ones at World of Speed in Wilsonville, Oregon

[@CosmasNDamian]

Yup. 406.6 mph. I built the model in 1963. Couldn't take my eyes off it. In fact it was in the vain hope of seeing it that I watched this, now disappointing, video.

[@bobbiejoanderson8090]

Only one way speed

[@jamesmatthews291]

He didn’t break the land speed record - it was only a one way run. The rules at the time (and to this day and for decades prior) required a run in both directions. That’s why it’s not in this video, it was a brave but unsuccessful attempt.

[@630lsr]

You did a very nice job helping people find and see these historic vehicles. However, for The Blue Flame you gave the incorrect speed for the absolute land sped record. The absolute land speed record was the kilometer speed 0f 630.388 miles per hour (1,014.656 kilometers per hour). The 622.407 miles per hour was the record speed for the mile distance, set simultaneously. The initial publicity for The Blue Flame gave out the mile record in error - and that mistake has continued, unfortunately. Also, the car was the first to set the record over 1,000 kilometers per hour - as seen on the exhibit photo at Sinsheim. Thank you.

[@Nargaroth]

Went in blind on this video.. Randomly suggested video by youtube.. Loved it. Great video!

[@evopwrmods]

The fastest I have driven my car on a public road was 168 miles per hour. I can't imagine going 700 + mph on a dry lake bed. Awesome video !

[@stuntgirl56-therachelvande24]

it was a 70 Javilin with a 140 mph speedo, buried past 6 o'clock coasting uphill after pushing in the clutch on 205 near Oregon City, coasting across the Willamette near OC shopping center and taking the West Linn exit at 120, thankyou for 4 piston disc brakes and gaurdian angel..

[@coolcoconuts4453]

Just wanna say that this is a really well made video my guy, loved every second

[@TestingPyros]

I certainly hope the Bloodhound succeeds! It would be an AMAZING addition to this list!

[@callum1651]

This video met my needs sufficiently

[@carbide1968]

what a great video. lost track of all time while watching. tyvm for that.

[@neonz2712]

You could have just said, "hey all of them are in England, the end."

[@halotornadokick]

Yes because every one would of like to see hey there all England instead of him showing pics and explaining the car

[@ray2266]

Digital street outlaws it was a jöke

[@kayhoww]

SANIC @Neonz27 it wasn’t funny enough to be considered a “jöke”

[@remiicario]

The punchline ain’t strong enough bro.

[@harryeyre1322]

Yeah most of them are at beaulieu. I went there when I was younger and it’s mad to see them all in the same place. It doesn’t really make a good video tho

[@vernonbear]

I managed a shave over 90mph on Pendine Sands in a rented Focus, it was mid winter and it would’ve been rude not to have a play whilst the beach was empty and I had a car that I didn’t have to worry about salt water ingress in 😀

[@electricharmonyac7354]

🤣😂 such is the life of a rental car

[@will9788]

I've done this on an A road

[@Baigle1]

and to think 200mph was broken in the 1920s and 300mph in the '30s you're about 100 years late m8

[@lukebrommage2420]

@@will9788 done this on a high street

[@will9788]

@@lukebrommage2420 respect

[@Hazardhenerz]

Living 5 minutes from beaulieu during my childhood I’ve had the pleasure to see most of the cars at the museum there, every time I saw them I was still amazed!

[@ArtistBrianSheffield]

I am surprised Jay Leno doesn't have them.

[@youngrody2386]

@ So... Fuck all the hard work he did to get those checks then? Biggot

[@wika1117]

@ WTF are you talking about Leno most definitely works on his cars, he probably has really good mechanics helping him but still he gets hes hands dirty

[@liamturner6424]

I don't even think Jay Leno would be able to afford some of these to be honest😂

@That One Puerto Rican He's a douche, what can i say? Albeit a wealthy douche, but money doesn't buy respect.

[@mausewix]

envy is a cruel mistress

[@preteristlab-endtimes5683]

Fascinating tour of automotive history. Great video. Thank you..

[@Dyshof]

Thanks so much! Amazing effort to compile this!

[@charlieturner5485]

In the early '60s, Mickey Thompson went 406.06 mph one way, but had to back off the return run so couldn't match that within the required percentage for a 2 way average. So, no record, but still not too bad for a home built car based on chalk marks on the garage floor. Don't forget Dr Nathan Ostich and his Flying Caduceus and Athol Graham and his City of Salt Lake, A bit later (1967), the Summers Brothers Goldenrod pushed the wheel driven speed a little higher to 409.277 (2 way average, so official record). As a youngster growing up in the "60s, reading about all of this, along with USAC and F1 and NASCAR was enough to keep me occupied to the extent that my parents often did not have to go looking for me. I was in my room reading Hot Rod, Car Craft, etc, etc. Thank you for this reminder of the history of the LSR.

[@lazyrrr2411]

These guys got to be nuts to go flying along the ground with wheels down at 700 MPH - - - but you've Still got to give them Credit ! 🏆

[@s4rg380]

No officer, I did not drive fast... I flew low.

[@copferthat]

This is a great site, which has kept me entertained for hours

[@Chriswizzv12]

What a superb video, hoping to get to beaulieu later this year, last went as a child. Looks like I need to call in on Coventry on the way now!

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Thank you very much for your comment - I’m glad you enjoyed the video! It’s worth bearing in mind that the Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2019 (4-7 July) has Record Breakers as one of its themes, and though they’ve not been specific about exhibits it wouldn’t be a surprise if some museum exhibits feature there (and are therefore missing from their usual homes...)

[@Chriswizzv12]

Scarf And Goggles that’s a good point, GFS is getting rather expensive though. Last went in 2009! Still I will check it’s not clashing with my holidays this year or Beaulieu could be rather empty! Thank you

[@billammann9807]

A fantastic video of the historical cars and the people that chase the world records for speed

[@lucywucyyy]

we must be getting close to the limit of whats possible since the records take longer to break each time, only one car made it over mach speed and is still holding the record 22 years later. lets hope bloodhound makes it!

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

We are close to the limit with what can be done given the funds available. If the military had a need to break land speed records then records would be broken.

[@TheEulerID]

It's as much a matter of money as anything else. I'm sure that the record could be raised considerably if the sort of funding that the Mercedes or Ferrari F1 teams have available could be deployed (which could be as much as $10m a year).

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

If you have millions to use just for this than easy but I’m sure that most people could work their life seven times over and not come close to the amount needed to make a new record breaker

[@spambot7110]

8:59 wait what's the point of downforce if you're just driving in a straight line? like obv you want to counter lift to stay on the ground, but i assume "downforce" refers to the net effect

[@johndoyle4723]

Very good thanks, those early challengers with no safety helmets? However a safety helmet would not have saved them. I do think the wheel drive challengers deserve respect for overcoming so many engineering problems. Craig Bredlove deserves respect for his transformation of the speed record, as do Noble and Green, they all deserve respect for their pursuit in pushing the boundaries. No longer can you build it in your shed at the bottom of the Garden. Hope the UK can once again extend the record. Thanks again for this fascinating resume.

[@bradsparks6008]

I met Andy green many many moons ago... Basically the story lies that I became so obsessed with the land speed record at a young age (age 6?) That I would insist that every day I would trip out to the Coventry car museum in hope that I would one day meet Andy green. So that day came, and a staff member rushed us out to meet Andy and I got a signed poster but was too scared to go anywhere near him but got a picture with him and the thrust SSC XD

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Art Arfons had an intense gaze that just screamed "speeeeeed!"

[@SeptemberSeventeenth]

My Great Grandfather was John Marston, the founder of Sunbeam. Love this video, thank you!

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Wow - thanks so much for getting in touch and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I’m currently working on some new videos, one of which is the story of Henry Seagrave’s 1000hp Sunbeam “Mystery”, so please stay tuned!

[@Ghost-ns8vs]

*M E G A N Y O O M*

[@randytaylor1258]

Terrific documentary! Cheers.

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Thank you kindly!

[@craig2468ful]

Absolutely awesome video thank you so much 👍🏻

[@AtZero138]

Wonderful to watch and enjoyed, thanks for the Post..

[@jimvandemoter6961]

It's hard to believe Andy Green broke the sound barrier 12 years ago, and no one has broken his record yet.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Jim Vandemoter - 22 years ago!

[@jimvandemoter6961]

@@AtheistOrphan You're right. OMG I forgot it really was that long ago. That makes it even more amazing no one has come forward to challenge it yet.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Jim Vandemoter it’s getting built now

[@AtheistOrphan]

Alucard - Sorry, what is?

[@realulli]

Going supersonic at ground level is a non-trivial exercise. You get a whole bunch of funny effects with the ground due to on one hand being supersonic and the ground being at rest. You need to be extremely careful to get neither too little nor too much air under the car, over a wide range of speeds. To much and you simply fly. Too little and you draw a vacuum under the car at supersonic speed, possibly destroying the car die to the forces involved. And then there are the various shockwaves interacting, from the noise, from the wheels, ...

[@mikedrop4421]

My goodness, this channel is amazing. Thanks for the recommendation KZbin. You FINALLY got one right so I'm sure the next rec will be for a My Little Pony analysis channel. Or maybe it's gonna be a channel dedicated entirely to knitting clothes for cats

[@matthewsgauge]

Born in Coventry and live in California. My last trip home, I went to the museum and it is well worth the visit. Good history of motorcycles and vehicles.

[@tdp2612]

why the hell would you want to come back, even just as a trip

[@edwardburek1717]

tdp2612 Because it's COVENTRY!!!!

[@ianstorer2971]

Born in Coventry, but didn't move as far away as you. Now in Nuneaton, so the museum is an annual visit for me.

[@mavos1211]

Brilliant video I am glad this came up in my recommended. Subscribed.

[@Threadoflength]

I went to Beaulieu to see the Bluebird (and friends). It's a really nice place, recommended if anyone has the ability and time to go.

[@bobbushie4603]

Great bit of history there , thanks guys. love the early days and the wheel driven cars and still follow with interest the cars and bikes and as much as it is great to see the records being chased and set , the jet engines stopped being cars when they started resembling a jet fuselage with the wings cut off and sporting a single wheel up front, they should not be called cars in my opinion ....

[@balllover52]

14:41 craig breedlove was my great uncle

[@whotookmycheese1389]

Shawn W shut the fuck up

[@balllover52]

@@whotookmycheese1389 ok well dont believe me then

[@oxcart4172]

@@balllover52 what do u mean was??

[@aydankhaliq2967]

That's very Rebecca

[@BaddaBigBoom]

RIP Craig Breedlove March 23, 1937 - April 4, 2023

[@sidneycashion7817]

Lived in Utah 1963-67 the paper would have pages dedicated to the speed record attempts everything from stock cars to Art Arfons jet powered cars .

[@MCMaggie]

Very informative video, will a sequel video be made when the Bloodhound ssc sets a new record

[@roberthilburn51]

Outstanding video Truly enjoyed it

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

The Arfonz brothers were crazy, they built a number of drag and LSR cars starting in the 50's, most called "Green monster" as they got a really good deal on a lot of green paint at one time. There's a nice documentary on them with a lot of interviews. Back in the 60's were great times to be into all sorts of motorsport.

[@santeebandit3246]

Yep yep

[@brown-eyedman4040]

Incredible that the early cars went so fast with elliptical wheels. Imagine what the could have done with round wheels!

[@Pete-z6e]

brown-eyed man , must have been lumpy as hell.

[@adamclarke7394]

Thank you so much for this video. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I look forward to watching more of your work. P.S. I found this video purely by chance, but am now subscribed to your channel.

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Thanks so much for your kind comments and for subscribing! I hope to have a new video out in a few weeks' time...

[@adamclarke7394]

@@ScarfAndGoggles I'm looking forward to it.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Absolutely Phenomenal, the efforts to obtain speed is so amazing, it seems, no sacrifice, was to great, for these men

[@derrickbarnes5352]

Thank you so much for this video. I can't imagine how much research went into making it. What's is your opinion of Hal Needham's Budweiser rocket ? Supposedly the first car to break the sound barrier .

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Thanks for your comment - glad you enjoyed the video. Researching these videos is a long process but very rewarding - there are so many great stories waiting to be uncovered! I've made a video about the Budweiser Rocket - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGimoKyAdrKkrcU

[@notdave5081]

For anyone that has the time and money i would really suggest going to goodwood festival of speed and revival

[@aeb1barfo]

Only if Sunbeam Alpines and Tigers were there.

[@billgredick3762]

Being from Akron Ohio I saw art arfons run his first green monsters out at akron drag strip in the late 50;s and 60's . He had allison v 12 cylinder stromin thru that 1/4 mi so fast the brakes wouldn't stop once and he ran it over the end of the strip . No injury to him or little to the car as I can remember. From Akron he went on over the usa drag towns and finally into Bonneville. I saw his cars being built at arfons mill out off of pickel road. I was about 14 when the green monster ran the drags.He was a true speed pioneer and a credit to all drag and land speed lovers Great time to have been a teenager and see the chev vs ford fight it out on the strip

[@robertklein2816]

Saw Art's Green Monster at a dirt drag strip at Cicero, NY, had to be about 1954.

[@angelreading5098]

Well researched and has made a very interesting video,thank you.

[@philliphopkins6903]

Absolutely love this channel. 👍

[@earlspearl2933]

I didn't see the Golden Rod . was it my fault ?

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

Hi - thanks for your comment! Goldenrod held the wheel-driven record from 1965 to 1991, but not the outright landspeed record (which is why it doesn’t feature in this video) as by 1965 thrust-powered cars were dominating land speed record-breaking - a change of rules in 1964 to allow thrust-powered cars had effectively relegated wheel-driven cars to running in their own class. I may take a look at the wheel-driven record in a later video - stay tuned!

[@ScarfAndGoggles]

There’s been a few comments along the lines of “where’s the Summers Brothers / Goldenrod” - I’ll add it to my ever-growing to-do list! Great to have so many people interested - thank you for your comment!

[@earlspearl2933]

@@ScarfAndGoggles THANX

[@matthewhuling8582]

Holy smokes that last car going 769 mph!!! Good grief. The fastest I’ve been was on my Honda CBR 929 at roughly 174 mph, and I thought that was insane. My friend Trevor had a Kawasaki ZX12 and he supposedly went over 200 mph. When I was on my motorcycle, I’m not joking, I was really straining to stay on my bike. Trevor said that he didn’t have any problems with going over 200 mph on his bike. Going 769 miles per hour is absolutely mind boggling

[@thriftshopper23]

Quick disclaimer, Sonic 1 is at the IMS museum however it is not on display. I believe it resides in their wearhouse out of public view.

[@insertwittynamehere8947]

I saw Richard Noble once, of all places in a tyre fitters near Winchester. When he achieved his world record in Thrust 1, one of the more notable and publicised things about the car was that it was famous for not being able to have tyres. Although I didn't say hello, I did ask one of the fitters if he new who Richard was, he replied "no" and didn't even recognise the name when told, kinda sad really.

[@isuckatsimracing7618]

There is a Tesco and an M&S replacing brooklands race track. As Tesco would say: Every little helps.

[@THEWRENCH343]

Didn't mention Bill Fredrick's Budweiser Rocket. First vehicle to reach Mach 1 December 1979

[@thandontantiso3744]

Question. Do the land records have to be done over 1 mile both ways. Or what ever distance they choose, one just has to do the same distance the other way

[@richardvernon317]

Can be done over 1KM each way. That is the minimum distance.