Saturday 25th August 1973
Virgil W Syder drove a diesel-powered streamliner called ‘Thermo King-Wynns’ at 235.756 mph (379.41 km/h) at theBonneville Salt Flats, Utah, US to establish a world speed record for a diesel-powered car.
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