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Photos: British Steam Car warming up for world-record attempt

By Jonathan Skillings on 06 April 2009, 10:37am

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At the end of a run, the British Steam Car deploys parachutes to slow down.

According to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, the overall world land speed record is 763mph, set in 1997 by a twin-turbofan jet-powered car called the ThrustSSC.

Photo credit: British Steam Car Challenge

Source: Heating up the British Steam Car on Crave US

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