Today I leave you a truly amazing car, built to fulfill the dreams of the Englishman John Cobb, a fur wholesaler, which had as much passion speed, especially when it came to break records. The Napier-Railton Special, one of the greatest records of his time hunting.
John Rhodes Cobb was a man besides having a great passion for motorsport, I had the means to participate actively and competitive in racing the 1920 . A John Cobb, called him "Honest John"-John the Honored, but it would have been more fair to call him "Brave John"-John the Fearless, "for courage and endurance needed to tame these monstrous machines pre-war record that developed several hundred horses. Your impressive list of of cars competition, including a 10-liter Fiat or a V12 Delage of 10.5 liters. Even with the V12 Delage was able to get the record back in the legendary British circuit Brooklands , about nearly 130 km / h average speed.
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