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Speed Record Trivia!

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Before this car was available for public consumption, it had already set over 100 speed and endurance records. What was the car, and who was the husband/wife that made it happen?

Some little synapse action in my memory says that this was the 1963 Avanti.

As for the driver/wife, I have no idea.

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The husband and wife were Craig and Lee Breedlove, can anyone guess the car?

Yes it was the Breedloves in a AMX.

You have to do better than that.

His ex wife also took the Spirit of America I think to or almost to 500 MPH and held the female speed record for a good while.

Sonic One was here is town for Goodyear when I was a kid and they put in the cockpit. I still have a couple photo's around here I still treasure.

The AMX is still around and I think it was sold a little while ago for a good penny. It was the first of the red white and blue AMX's that were built.

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Andy Granatelli's records were really well documented made for good press. Too bad Studebaker was so far gone by this point.

I never got to meet Andy but I have heard good things about him. I have had to deal with his nephew for the last 20 years and he is a a$$. I was so glad when they sold Paxton but we still have to deal with Joey's present company,.

Avanti link is cool, and I learnede something about the AMX...

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