500mph Failure: The Incredible Wingfoot Express 2 and A History of Rocket Cars 1928-1965

About this episode

This episode explores the creation of the Wingfoot Express 2 and the history of rocket cars from 1928 to 1965.

The story of the creation of the Wingfoot Express 2 is one of perseverance, dedication, mechanical skill, and pure guts. It was a giant rolling science experiment designed to not only break the world’s land speed record, but also break the sound barrier.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lohnes

Topics covered

• land speed record
• rocket cars
• automotive history
• engineering
• innovation

Keywords

• Wingfoot Express 2
• land speed record
• rocket cars
• automotive engineering
• history of speed records

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wingfoot Express 2

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