Classic American

Goldenrod – The Resurrection of America’s Speed King

Author: John Baechtel

Published by: Landspeed Media Group

ISBN: 978-1-7321761-0-2

Price: $99.95 See: https://goldenrodbook.com/(Special offer $79.95)

It takes a special breed of person to seriously attempt a land speed record (LSR). Traditionally, these were generally well-heeled aristocratic adventurer types, like the Campbells, of Bluebird fame. However two brothers, originally from Nebraska and brought up in California, successfully built in a modest garage and raced a streamliner they named Goldenrod. This not only broke the then land speed record

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