In 1965, Craig Breedlove brought his GE J79 jet engine-powered Spirit of America Sonic 1 vehicle to the Bonneville Salt Flats ...

The Ford Mustang GTD Spirit of America revealed at the Detroit Auto Show is a 202 mph tribute to the. ... Breedlove wasn’t ...

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 ...

Craig Breedlove, who set land-speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats by topping 400, 500 and 600 mph in jet-powered cars nicknamed Spirit of America, has died.

The jet-powered 'Spirit of America,' with Craig Breedlove at the wheel, on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The three-wheeled racer was powered by a J47 engine — the same type used in an F104 jet ...

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.

This month, on October 15, is the 60th anniversary of the land-speed record broken by Craig Breedlove in his rocket-engine-powered Spirit of America car, when his vehicle went 526.277 mph across the ...

’Spirit of America’ at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1965, where the Breedlove vehicle hit a top speed of 600.601 mph.

Craig Breedlove and the first Spirit of America in 1963. He used it to travel at an average of 407 miles per hour, breaking a record that had stood for 16 years.

Craig Breedlove’s 600mph Spirit of America Sonic I is for sale. ... Breedlove returned to Bonneville Salt Flats in October 1964 and upped his two-way average speed to 526.28mph, ...

Steeped in patriotism, Breedlove named his effort 'Spirit of America,’ which fit the wonderment-filled era as LSR competition captured the world’s imagination at the dawn of the 1960s.

In 1965, Craig Breedlove brought his GE J79 jet engine-powered Spirit of America Sonic 1 vehicle to the Bonneville Salt Flats to break his previous record of 555.485 mph.