Railton Special Land Speed Record car mb-code 1239486 and St George the Martyr

and St George the Martyr

Some of the Greengrocers had been queuing for over two hours to obtain supplies

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and barrels and sacks of hops being loaded on and off carts

Sir Francis Burdett is seated high up on a platform at the back of the car

Railton Special Land Speed Record car mb-code 1239486 and St George the MartyrRailton Special Land Speed Record car, Brooklands, Surrey, c1938. John Cobb set Land Speed Records in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. In 1947, when he set the record at 394. 19 mph, on one of the required two runs he exceeded 400 mph, the first man to break this barrier. He was killed in 1952 when, attempting to break the water speed record, his boat disintegrated at high speed on Loch Ness.