GOLDENROD Land Speed Record Holder Resin KIT 1/25 Flintstone NB2

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JIMMY FLINTSTONE Land Speed Record Holder This is a NEW high quality Resin, Complete kit by Jimmy Flintstone 1/25th Scale The following information comes from UGO FADINI : Thanks to UGO for this great historical piece on this famous car. If you have ever purchased a Jimmy Flintstone kit in the past you know that the quality of his castings is #1. This is an excellent kit. Complete with Decals. On November 12th 1965 the Goldenrod, what the purists consider one of the few wheel powered land speed vehicles from a bygone era, reached an average speed of 409.277 mph (658.526 kph). Future LSR vehicles would be free wheeling; driven with jet or rocket engine thrust. The Summers Brothers set their record in 1965 (actually, Bob was the driver, but I prefer to give the credit to both, as the project was really an equal partnership), when the "absolute" Land Speed Record had already become a jet and rocket affair. What they set was actually the "International" flying mile and flying kilo records for category A (Special Automobiles), group I (Otto engine), class 11 (over 8.000 cc). "International"?? not "world" records?? No, because the FIA defines "World" record the best performance over a given distance or time, irrespective of category, group or class, and "International" the best performance within each category, group and class. (Had they called them "World Absolute" and "World Class" records, there would probably be no misunderstanding. They probably thought that two different words would make things more clear, but in reality PR's and non-specialized journalists find it much easier, and a lot more effective, to call every record that is not "National" a "World" record.) And did the Goldenrod hold the "wheel-driven" record? No, because this record does not exist in the FIA rule book; but of course... yes, because at the time it was already obvious that conventional wheel driven vehicles would never, ever reach the speeds jets and rockets could achieve, so it did make sense to keep track of which was the fastest "automobile", even if the sanctioning body did not care to do it. By the way, Goldenrod took this non-official record from Donald Campbell's Bluebird; but of course Bluebird was powered by a turbine engine, so its record still remained in the FIA books as another International record in Group VIII (turbine) Class 3 (over 1000 kg); and still does to this day. Unfortunately, for many years after 1965, there simply was nothing to keep track of: while jets and rockets kept going faster, no wheel-driven vehicles were able to do better than Goldenrod. The fact that the conditions of the Bonneville Salt Flats deteriorated over the years was of course part of the problem. Buyer is responsible for Shipping & handling costs . Your purchase will be safely packaged and shipped via the US Post Office. I will combine Auctions to save you $$ on shipping charges if you win multiple auctions or order additional items. Shipping and Handling is $7.85 anywhere in the USA Fast Shipping INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS I will ship anywhere on the globe. For all addresses outside the USA, 15.95 PAYMENT FINISH LINE Any of the following methods is acceptable: PayPal You may make payment via PayPal using any of the cards below When you place a bid on eBay, you are entering into a legally binding contract. If you are the winning bidder, you must pay for the item(s) upon receipt of winning bid e-mail. Non-payment for 1 (one) or more winning bids may result in suspension and/or termination of your bidding privileges. We ask you to please bid only on items that you intend to purchase. read more

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