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John Cobb driving the piston-engined, wheel-driven Railton Special broke the land speed record at Bonneville, achieving a mark of 367

Wednesday 23rd August 1939

John Cobb driving the piston-engined, wheel-driven Railton Special broke the land speed record at Bonneville, achieving a mark of 367.91 mph (592.09 km/h). Without this being beaten he raised the record to 394.19 mph (634.39 km/h) in 1947.

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