I was only 12 years old when Craig Breedlove set the LSR with his "Jet" car back in 1963, and for some reason that 407 mph really made an impression on me at the time.
For several years after he traded the record back and forth with Akron natives Walt and Art Arfons.
Even though I could have driven 7 miles over to Arfons shop in the mid 60's and asked to see their cars and listen to stories and ideas straight from the horses mouth (so to speak), I always felt Breedlove was my favorite.

Now (nearly 50 years later) they're going faster with a 4 cyl. and it just boggles the mind when you think about it.

I wonder what the Summers Brothers who built the GoldenRod "streamliner" with the 4 Hemi V8's would think about the most recent piston engined accomplishment?

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20061030/free/61020001