Thrust 2
Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car , which held the world land speed record between 1983 and 1997 . In 1997 Thrust2's record was broken by Richard Noble's follow up car, ThrustSSC . On October 4th 1983 the car reached a top speed of 633 mph (1018 km/h) in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada USA . It is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine sourced from an English Electric Lightning . The car was built and driven by Richard Noble .