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Land Speed Records
Welcome to the Land Speed Records Books page on the Brooklands Books Web Site. We have 6 great LAND SPEED RECORD books on offer. For over 50 years we have been preserving motor and motorcycling literature for enthusiasts. We always have our 1000 titles in stock. All orders shipped within 12 working hours.
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The Land Speed Record 1898-1919 |
£13.95 |
39 reports telling how the first Land Speed Record of 39.24 mph was set in 1898 by Count de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud. By 1919 the record had been officially pushed up to 124.10 mph by Jenatzy, Rolls, Vanderbilt, Serpollet, Ford, Rigolly, Marriott, Oldfield, Duray, Hornsted & other courageous souls. 140 pages. SB.
SKU: LSR1 ISBN: 9781855205130
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The Land Speed Record 1920-1929 |
£13.95 |
This book contains 73 articles which tell how the Land Speed Record crossed the Atlantic during the Twenties & how fearless drivers such as Milton, Guinness, Thomas, Eldridge, Campbell, Keech, Lockhart & Segrave pushed it up to over 230 mph in machines like Babs, Blue Bird, Black Hawk & Golden Arrow. 140 pages. SB.
SKU: LSR2 ISBN: 9781855205147
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The Land Speed Record 1930-1939 |
£13.95 |
30 contemporary reports are contained in this book which tell how the Record was raised from 231.36 mph in 1930 to 368.85 mph in 1939. Featured are articles on Kaye Don's Silver Bullet, Sir Malcolm Campbell's Blue Birds, George Eyston's Thunderbolt & John Cobb's Railton. 140 pages. Approx. 250 illus. SB.
SKU: LSR3 ISBN: 9781855205154
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The Land Speed Record 1940-1962 |
£13.95 |
A portfolio of 48 reports on how the Land Speed Record was raised from 369 mph to 394 mph by John Cobb in the Railton Mobil Special. Also featured are record attempts by Donald Campbell in Bluebird, Mickey Thompson in Challenger I & Craig Breedlove in Spirit of America. 140 pages, 250+ illus. SB.
SKU: LSR4 ISBN: 9781855205161
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The Land Speed Record 1963-1999 |
£13.95 |
Cobb's 1947 record of 394 mph still stood in 1963. It was soon to be broken by Donald Campbell in the wheel-driven Proteus Bluebird. Then entered Goldenrod, Blue Flame, Spirit of America, Green Monster and, finally, Andrew Green in Thrust SSC, which saw the record standing at 763 mph. 140 pages, over 250 illus. SB.
SKU: LSR5 ISBN: 9781855205178
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Jet Blast And The Hand Of Fate |
£29.95 |
Author: John Ackroyd. The story is told by the man who provided solutions, innovations, design and real problem solving which were major contributions to the record breaking achievements on land, sea and air in the last quarter of the 20th Century. The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour. 288 pages. HB.
SKU: JBRB ISBN: 9780954435783
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