Mickey Thompson - Wikipedia
Determined to set a new land speed record, [1] Thompson achieved fame when he drove his four-engined Challenger 1 at better than 400 mph (640 km/h) in 1960 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, [11] becoming the first American to break that barrier.
1959 Pontiac Challenger I - Racing Legend Mickey Thompson
Jun 15, 2016 · Read about Racing Legend Mickey Thompson and his 1959 Pontiac Challenger I in this excerpt from the book Mickey Thompson--The Fast Life And Tragic Death Of A Racing Legend - High...
Archive Photos of Micky Thompson and the Challenger 1 on …
Aug 13, 2020 · Challenger 1 was powered by four supercharged Pontiac engines and weighed nearly 7,000 pounds. Check out all the photos in this gallery of a historic race car on the cusp of breaking a world...
Mickey Thompson’s Pontiac Challenger I - ThrottleXtreme
Mickey Thompson’s Pontiac Challenger I. The year was 1960; the car was Challenger; the driver was Mickey Thompson, and the moment was the record-breaking peak in the history of the American speedtrack.
Mickey Thompson’s Challenger I - Hot Rod Magazine - MotorTrend
Jun 15, 2016 · After test runs in the summer of 1959 at Edwards Air Force Base, Challenger I hit 363.48 at Bonneville with a two-way average of 330.51—not enough to beat Cobb's record, but it did set an...
The first Challenger – an LSR legend - RACER
Aug 27, 2015 · The 2-engined dragster propelled Mickey to just under 300mph, making him the fastest American thus far. That two-engine streamlined dragster was propelled by two Chrysler motors, the front engine facing backward so that it powered the front engines, while the rear engine was in a conventional arrangement, powering the rear.
Film Friday: Mickey Thompson and his 406-mph Challenger I ... - Autoweek
Feb 13, 2015 · In addition to footage of the run, we get a good look at Thompson’s crew working on the Challenger I, a 7,000-pound streamliner powered by four (!) supercharged Pontiac motors good for 750 hp...
Gassing up with Mickey Thompson and the Challenger I …
Jan 12, 2011 · In August 1959, Mickey Thompson towed his Challenger I streamliner to the salt on an open trailer behind a 1959 Pontiac Bonneville and let any ol’ kid come up and take pictures of it, as we see from this picture sent in to us by reader Gary Buehler, who was 19 at the time and also headed to the salt flats. Advertisement.
Larger Than Life: Inspecting Mickey Thompson’s Challenger
Already a veteran of Bonneville land speed attempts, Mickey Thompson set his eyes on building a car that could break the 400 mph barrier. Thus the Challenger 1 was born. It is a masterpiece of a car with not one, not two, not even three but four supercharged Pontiac V8 engines.
Promise Fulfilled—Mickey Thompson’s 1968 Challenger 2
Nov 7, 2019 · After 50 years, Mickey Thompson's 1968 Challenger 2 Streamliner fulfilled its early promise to become the fastest naturally-aspirated, piston-powered car on earth.