Budweiser Rocket Finish:none 18th April 1953

18th April 1953

Statue of Queen Anne erected as a celebration of the completion of St Paul's Cathedral

but in 1946 he began a company manufacturing specialist sports and touring cars

View from Great Queen Street

Below the allegorical figure is an inset view of Westminster and Tothill Fields from Lambeth

Budweiser Rocket Finish:none 18th April 1953Budweiser Rocket, USA, 1979. This rocket powered vehicle designed by William Frederick was calculated as having been driven by Stan Barrett at 739. 666 mph at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was not accepted as a new Land Speed Record, however, as the attempt fell foul of several of the strict rules governing Land Speed Record attempts. The vehicle made only one run, where the rules stipulate that two must be made, in opposite directions,