In 1968, racer Mickey Thompson went to the Bonneville Salt Flats with an 1800-hp streamliner and a goal of trying to best his personal record of 406.6 mph. Unfortunately, the event was rained out, and ...

Built back in the 1960s, the Challenger II was supposed to be Thompson’s way of breaking the piston-powered land speed record. A 1968 shakedown proved the car was capable of exceeding 400 miles per ...

In 1960, racer Mickey Thompson brought the Challenger I to the Bonneville Salt Flats and set a one-time speed of 406.60 mph, making him the first American racer to break the 400 mph barrier. This ...

The Challenger II streamliner was the brainchild of the hyper-prolific and ingenious Mickey Thompson. First constructed in 1968, it was noteworthy for its unprecedented who's-who of talent. With ...

The last time I saw Danny Thompson’s Challenger 2, it was in pieces and still being together in a Huntington Beach industrial park space. That was in 2013, when Thompson told me of his plans to ...