M. STANTON STARTS THE RUN which gained him the 5000 to 8000 c.c. standing start kilometre record in 1956 when he recorded an average speed of 96.71 miles an hour. The car was a special powered by a Gipsy aero engine, and very much less refined than the Corvette Special in which he will make an attempt on the 3000 to 5000 c.c. class record.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29767, 9 March 1962, Page 11
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65M. STANTON STARTS THE RUN which gained him the 5000 to 8000 c.c. standing start kilometre record in 1956 when he recorded an average speed of 96.71 miles an hour. The car was a special powered by a Gipsy aero engine, and very much less refined than the Corvette Special in which he will make an attempt on the 3000 to 5000 c.c. class record. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29767, 9 March 1962, Page 11
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