ROCKET CAR
SPEED OF 430 MILES AN HOUR. AN EXPENSIVE TOY. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, April 14. A director of the Opel Motor Company asserts that in yesterday’s trial the rocket car obtained a speed of 430 miles per hour for a few seconds. The rocket car resembles a racer except in a steel chamber at the rear containing twelve pipes whence the rockets are discharged. Pairs of pipes are connected with fuses which are linked to the switchboard and controlled by the driver. The rockets are discharged by an electric spark causing a sheet of flame to burst out, the car leaping forward with terrific speed enveloped in a smoke cloud. The drawback is that each rocket will cost a small fortune.—Australian Press Association,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19280416.2.50
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 20463, 16 April 1928, Page 7
Word Count
125ROCKET CAR Southland Times, Issue 20463, 16 April 1928, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in