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Thrust SSC Supersonic Car
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalEra: 1990-1999DateCreated: 1997Coventry Transport MuseumCoventryZip: 024 7623 4270Country: EnglandWebsite: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/256-thrust-ssc-supersonic-car, https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/ResourceFiles/AboutASME/Who%20We%20Are/Engineering%20History/Landmarks/256-ThrustSSC-booklet.pdfCreator: Noble, Richard

First Land Vehicle to Exceed the Speed of Sound; averaged 763.04 mph 

YearAdded:
2014
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Ben Sutherland (CC BY 2.0)Image Caption: The Thrust SSC at Coventry Motor Museum
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