500 M.P.H. BY CAR
Eyston Tliinks it Possible (Received 6, 8.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Captain Eyston- British holder of the world land speed record, when in-. terviewed, said there was no reason from the point of view of the human organism why an automobile should not achieve 500 miles an hour. It was only a question of faster machines. There was very little exhilaration at high speeds. Great protection was required from the wind, which wore olf the paint of the Thunderbolt's nose. The lif© of the engine 'at full throttle was estimated at ouly two hours, while it consumed a gallon of petrol every 15 seconds. ^
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 62, 6 December 1937, Page 7
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