Railton Special Land Speed Record car Size:Large: 7 x 5in House on Austin Friars Street

House on Austin Friars Street

A bird's-eye view of St Thomas's Hospital in Southwark

In 1931 he switched again to a Type 51 Bugatti and had three victories

A wig seller showing one of his wigs to a potential customer

The Supremes pictured here each with a Polaroid Camera around their neck

Railton Special Land Speed Record car Size:Large: 7 x 5in House on Austin Friars StreetRailton Special Land Speed Record car, Brooklands, Surrey, c1938. John Cobb set Land Speed Records in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. In 1947, when he set the record at 394. 19 mph, on one of the required two runs he exceeded 400 mph, the first man to break this barrier. He was killed in 1952 when, attempting to break the water speed record, his boat disintegrated at high speed on Loch Ness.