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Old 08-13-2018, 06:14 PM
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Default Danny Thompson breaks record

Not bad for a 50 year old car ...
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/08/...r-old-car.html
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Awesome news, thanks for posting!
Nicely done Danny!
RIP M/T

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Old 08-13-2018, 07:36 PM
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Great video and it went into a slide at over 400 mph!! That takes a brass set!
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At 69 years old to be brave enough to do this, is amazing!!

Dad would be so proud!!!

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Wow that’s great he finally did it!!
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That video is great, what a ride!

"It’s the car’s 50th anniversary, and the whole crew pulled together to get the record, so I feel like I’ve finally put the streamliner’s unfinished business to rest."

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Too bad Fritz was not still alive to see it.Tom
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I think George Poteet then broke that record and then another guy broke it....Three guys running same year.
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