Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and piloted by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to …

Today, 15th October 2017, marks the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC team setting the World Land Speed Record of 763.035mph - making it the first and only car to reach speeds faster than the...

Jan 25, 2025 · In October 1997, a groundbreaking event in the world of engineering and speed took place. The Thrust Supersonic Car (Thrust SSC) became the first land vehicle to officially break the …

This is the story of ThrustSSC - a car designed to set the first ever supersonic World Land Speed Record. Conceived with a capability of reaching 850mph, it is the most powerful car ever built.

ThrustSSC is a British-designed and built World Land Speed Record car. ThrustSSC holds the current World Land Speed Record which was set on October 15, 1997, by accomplishing a speed of 763 …

Thrust SSC Supersonic Car is the First Land Vehicle to Exceed the Speed of Sound; averaging 763.04 mph. It is honored as a historical ASME landmark.

May 30, 2023 · In January 1904, Henry Ford himself drove the 999 – a custom race car powered by an 18.9-liter inline-four – to a speed of 91.37 mph (147.05 kph). The record was broken multiple times …

While ThrustSSC outruns our jet planes, our motorcars really have become aging icons. We have consumed their image, but we've also frozen their speed ever since my childhood.

Thrust SSC (Super Sonic Car) is a British designed and built jet propelled car developed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers, which holds the world land speed record. It is powered by two afterburning …

The World Motor Sport Council homologated the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15 October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada …