'Blue Flame' rocket-powered car, c1970. Artist: Unknown

'Blue Flame' rocket-powered car, c1970. Artist: Unknown

1-194-019 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

'Blue Flame' rocket-powered car, c1970. Gary Gabelich set a Land Speed Record of 622.407 mph in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA in 1970. It is the only rocket-powered car to date that has held the record. This record stood until Richard Noble's 'Thrust 2' broke it in 1983.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Gary Gabelich: American: Driver of Land Speed Record car.

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Utah Salt Lake Salt Lake City

  1. 40 45 00 N , 111 53 00 W

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4991x3774
File Size : 55,184kb


Aliases

  1. C32163B
  1. 0340001187
  1. 1-194-019
  1. 1187
  1. 1194019
  1. C32163B


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