Not only did the Thrust SSC break records, it also broke the sound barrier. But that’s not the only cool thing about this magnificent machine.

The top speed achieved by the SSC Thrust, as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, was 763.035 miles per hour, or 1,227.985 kilometers ...

Partly based on research by a British project to create an aircraft that could break the sound barrier, Bell Aircraft and various U.S. government organizations collaborated to produce the Bell X-1.