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Craig Breedlove, who set land-speed records by topping 400, 500 and 600 mph in jet-powered cars nicknamed Spirit of America, has died. He was 86. Breedlove died at his home ...

Bonneville Salt Flats hasn't seen any absolute land speed records set for a while now, but in August 2018, Danny Thompson scored a new record for wheel-driven cars in a refurbished version of the ...

Former land speed record holder Craig Breedlove reaches for his helmet prior to making his first test run in his car "Spirit of America" on Oct 23, 1996, in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach Nev.

The British land and water speed record pioneer Sir Henry Segrave, after setting a two-way average record of 98.8mph in his Rolls-Royce-powered Miss England II, was trying to raise the record ...

Anyway, let’s get back to Breedlove. The man was a legend in the land speed record game. With the original, three-wheeled Spirit of America powered by a GE J47 turbojet engine from the F-86 ...

With the jet engine at the rear, Breedlove went on to break the 500- and 600-mph land speed records. “Mustang GTD is the pinnacle of Mustang performance.

A plane-shaped car with a turbojet engine, capable of hitting 600 mph, is heading to auction. The Spirit of America Sonic I, designed by racer Craig Breedlove, set a land speed record of 600.601 ...

Breedlove, a five-time land speed record holder, died in April 2023. Based on Ford’s GT3 racecar, the GTD produces 815 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque with a top speed of 202 miles per hour.

At a Detroit Auto Show devoid of any debuts or news, Ford unveiled the new 2025 Mustang GTD Spirit of America in an homage to American speed-record challenger Craig Breedlove.

“Mustang GTD wouldn't have been possible without people like Craig Breedlove, pushing the edge of the envelope and challenging the Goliaths of the day in an all-American way," says Mustang GTD ...