Dubbed Thrust SuperSonic Car (or Thrust SSC, for short), the record-breaking ... to 763.035 mph (1,223.657 kph), sending a massive sonic boom throughout the surrounding area.

And as Thrust SSC pilot Andy Green points out, the sonic boom was so loud, the nearby town of Gerlach, Nevada (population 206) though it was experiencing an earthquake. Much of the same team that ...

That record stood until 1983 when a British car driven by Richard Noble achieved a 633 mph two-way average in Thrust 2 ... creating a sonic boom that echoed across the desert.

And towards the end of the run, the team realized the car produced a massive sonic boom in the Nevada desert. It's the only car ever to do so. The Thrust SSC's record still stands today ...

At its apex, driver Andy Green braced himself at the wheel of thrust SSC as the jet-powered ... Moments later, a sonic boom echoed across the desert. The speed-reading came over the radio: 1,228kph.

Thirteen years ago to the date of this writing, Richard Noble and the Thrust SSC team set the pinnacle ... the Spirit of America — Sonic Arrow. This piece was written and submitted by a Jalopnik ...

was set by RAF Wing Commander Andy Green in Thrust SSC in 1997. He will be behind the controls of the Bloodhound SSC (Super Sonic Car) when it attempts to break the record at the end of this year ...