Attempt On Land Speed Record
America is to attempt the land speed record, probably this year at the Bonneville Salt Flats at Utah. The car is being prepared now, and is gas propelled. The turbine will drive through torque converters and Mauri Rose, famous Indianapolis driver, is currently expected to drive.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 43, 26 September 1949, Page 7
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51Attempt On Land Speed Record Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 43, 26 September 1949, Page 7
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