Breedlove sells Spirit of America to Fossett
December 31, 2006 12:26PM by Michael Savio
Craig Breedlove says he has sold his latest Spirit of America car to Steve Fossett. Earlier this year, Fossett announced his goal to not just to break the current land speed record of 763 mph, but to be the first person to pass the 800 mph mark.
Five times during the 1960s, Breedlove broke the world’s land speed record in his Spirit of America cars. “I’m disappointed that I’m not going to be able to complete the project,” Breedlove said in an interview recently, “but I had to face reality. I’m going to be 70, and I was at that point in my life where I had to make a decision. Steve (Fossett) wanted to pursue the record.”
Breedlove ran the newest Spirit of America in 1997 in an attempt to break the sound barrier and regain the land speed record. But a damaged engine and damaged car put him “out of business” and the British Thrust SSC broke the sound barrier and set the world land speed record on October 15, 1997.
## Source: San Francisco Chronicle ##
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December 31st, 2006 at 1:14PM
[…] Earlier today, we posted that Craig Breedlove sold his Spirit of America car to Steve Fossett for Fossett’s newest challenge, an attempt at breaking the world land speed record. The land speed record is currently held by Andy Green in the Thrust SSC, with a speed of 763.035 mph, which is the first time a land vehicle has exceeded the speed of sound. […]
December 31st, 2006 at 1:18PM
[…] Following the news that Craig Breedlove sold his Spirit of America car to Steve Fossett. The Spirit of America recorded a top speed of 675 mph during a 1997 attempt on the world land speed record. […]