Ross, Frank Xavier, 1914-

Car racing against the clock : the story of the world land speed record / Frank Ross, Jr. - New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., c1976. - 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 125.

A history, emphasizing famous cars and drivers, of the continuing attempts to drive the fastest car in the world from the 1898 record speed of thirty-nine miles per hour to today's speeds of over 600 miles per hour.

ISBN: 0688417434. 0688517439

LCCN: 75038965 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Automobiles, Racing--Speed records--Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Automobiles, Racing--Speed records.
Automobile racing drivers.

Subjects--Index Terms: AUTOMOBILE3S, RACING-SPEED RECORDS AUTOMOBILE RACING - BIOGRAPHY

LC Class. No.: GV1030 / .R67

Dewey Class. No.: 796.7/2/0922 B 920