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JOHN COBB'S Railton Mobil Special
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Design excellence: John Cobb's Railton-Mobil Special achieved 394.196 mph using two supercharged Napier Lion aero engines housed in a neutral teardrop body. Power was 1,250 hp @ 3,600 rpm per engine - the car weighed 3 tons. It is thought this car inspired Ken Norris and indeed Ken once mentioned to the BE3 designer, that research into what had gone before was an essential part of developing a modern LSR vehicle.
Teardrop bodyform of the Railton Mobil Special
You could be forgiven for thinking the lightweight alluminium body shown above was that of the Bluebird cn7, however, it is being lifted from the the Railton-Mobil Special, revealing smaller wheels. The car was designed by Reid A Railton who previously designed cars for Parry Thomas and Malcolm Campbell. The petrol engine lost the wheel driven record to the jet powered Bluebird cn7, but shortly after the Summers brothers raised the record above that of the cn7's 403.1 mph to 409.277 mph using 4 V8 petrol engines, in Goldenrod.
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