Land Speed Record (LSR) Vehicles

The first car to reach a speed over 200 mph with a new land speed record of 203.79 miles per hour (327.97 km/h) on 29 March 1927.

The first car to reach a speed over 200 mph with a new land speed record of 203.79 miles per hour (327.97 km/h) on 29 March 1927.

Set a record of 272 miles per hour (438 km/h) on 22 February 1933.

The Mistral was presented at Salon de L'Automobile in Paris in 1933. It's aerodynamic body was designed by Pierre Mauboussin, a French aviator and aircraft designer.
In 1932 he established his own company, Avions Mauboussin, and introduced the Corsaire, a light trainer/touring monoplane.

To attract attention to his new plane he proposed to build a streamline version of the Chanard & Walcker Aigle 8 luxury car. The Aigle was powered by a V8 engine that developed 80hp and was rear-wheel drive. The C&W management agreed to collaborate with Mauboussin and even included the Mistral in their 1934 catalogue, priced at 75,000 Fr.

The streamline car was taken to Montlhery to attempt various records, but because of it's weight 1800kg, the best it acheived was 160km/h, well short of any record.
The car never went into series production and the prototype remained the only example built.

The Mistral was presented at Salon de L'Automobile in Paris in 1933. It's aerodynamic body was designed by Pierre Mauboussin, a French aviator and aircraft designer.
In 1932 he established his own company, Avions Mauboussin, and introduced the Corsaire, a light trainer/touring monoplane.

To attract attention to his new plane he proposed to build a streamline version of the Chanard & Walcker Aigle 8 luxury car. The Aigle was powered by a V8 engine that developed 80hp and was rear-wheel drive. The C&W management agreed to collaborate with Mauboussin and even included the Mistral in their 1934 catalogue, priced at 75,000 Fr.

The streamline car was taken to Montlhery to attempt various records, but because of it's weight 1800kg, the best it acheived was 160km/h, well short of any record.
The car never went into series production and the prototype remained the only example built.

On April 3, 1934, a specially prepared, custom-bodied Renault Nervasport began circling Montlhery with a team of four drivers in three hour shifts.  The car set an endurance record for 3.5 liter cars with an average of 167.4 km/h over 48 hours.  It also achieves average speed records over 4,000 and 5,000 miles. On May 8, 1934, a Delahaye current in the same displacement class beats the 48 hour record with an average of 176.3 km/h.

The car was destroyed and plans were lost in the war but Renault technicians recently were able to recreate the vehicle after viewing photographs and newsreel footage.

Called a 'racing sedan' by Rudolf Caracciola. A replica of the original Marklin 5521/1.

The side being painted With a black arrow and intakes, as the car was initially aluminium bodied, the timing device could not pick up the car as it raced through, it was sort of blinded by the brightness.