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Land Speed Record driver Barry Bryant dies in 200-mph crash at Bonneville

Anyone familiar with land speed trials knows all too well the dangers inherent in pursuing new record-breaking speeds, and today we're saddened to report on the death of one Barry Bryant of Anderson, California. According to sources, Bryant lost control of his car on Sunday afternoon during Speed Week while passing the five-mile marker on the Bonneville salt flats at 200 miles per hour. The car – called the Tom Thumb Special VII and partially visible in the Bryant family photo above – rolled multiple times, leaving a ... Read more →

2007 RM Auction, Scottsdale: 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Sold for $1.3 MIL

1967 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra Roadster – Lot 254 Here's another gem from RM. One of Only 30 S/C (Semi-Competition) Cobras built, this ex-John Mozart Collection car was another childhood dream car ...

Land Speed Record driver Barry Bryant dies in 200-mph crash at Bonneville 4 months ago on Autoblog

Anyone familiar with land speed trials knows all too well the dangers inherent in pursuing new record-breaking speeds, and today we're saddened to report on the death of one Barry Bryant of Anderson, California. According to sources, Bryant lost control of his car on Sunday afternoon during ...

2007 RM Auction, Scottsdale: 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Sold for $1.3 MIL 2 years ago on Autoblog

1967 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra Roadster – Lot 254 Here's another gem from RM. One of Only 30 S/C (Semi-Competition) Cobras built, this ex-John Mozart Collection car was another childhood dream car visited for us. Aside from the rare supercharged specials, the S/C was the fastest Cobra around. ...








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