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Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 44
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Bluebird record-breaking vehicles, Jet land speed record cars, Rocket land speed record cars, Vehicles designed by Reid Railton, Wheel-driven land speed record cars, Bugatti Veyron, Alfa Romeo 8C, Bluebird K7, Wingfoot Express, Bloodhound SSC, Napier-Campbell Blue Bird, Silver Bullet, Bluebird-Proteus CN7, Mercedes-Benz T80, Campbell-Railton Blue Bird, Sunbeam 350HP, JCB Dieselmax, Thunderbolt, Spirit of America, ThrustSSC, Budweiser Rocket, Green Monster, Speed of the Wind, Ford 999, Sunbeam Tiger, White Triplex, Vampire, Blue Bird K3, Buckeye Bullet, Sunbeam 1000 hp, Railton Special, Thrust1, Bluebird of Chelsea, Blue Bird K4, Babs, Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird, Blue Flame, North American Eagle Project, Goldenrod, Leyland Eight, List of Bluebird record-breaking vehicles, Golden Arrow, Thomson & Taylor, Bluebird Garage, Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen, Rene Stapp, Bluebird CMN-8, Inspiration, Renault Etoile Filante, Thrust2, Fiat Mefistofele, Crusader, Pioneer 2M, Maxximus g-force specs. Excerpt: The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal car in the world, with a top speed of 431.07 km/h (267.85 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.00 km/h (253.52 mph). It was named Car of the Decade (2000-2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear. Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen Group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Chateau Saint Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), the Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kaba of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of former Peterbilt engineer and now Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber. A number of special variants have been produced, including two targa...