The car Steve Fossett was developing to set a land-speed record is for sale to anyone with an interest in supersonic driving and a pile of money to finance it.
The adventurer bought the "Target 800 MPH" car from experienced land speed driver Craig Breedlove in 2006. Fossett's crew was modifying it to attempt an 800-plus-mph run sometime in 2008, and testing of an early version had the team believing 900 mph was possible. The project was abandoned when Fossett was killed in a plane crash in 2007.
The car is entirely rebuilt and includes everything needed for a land-speed record attempt. In addition to the General Electric J-79 turbojet engine (18,400 pounds of thrust with afterburner), the buyer gets the entire workshop, drawings, spares, tools, jigs and even the truck needed to haul Target 800 MPH to the dry lake bed of your choice.
The company selling the car is accepting offers above $3 million. Check out the Target 800 MPH brochure (.pdf) for more info.
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