Bloodhound

The theory for jet cars is fairly simple: find a donor vehicle and then shoehorn a jet engine into it. The practicalities to driving one are, as Richard Hammond infamously found out, a little more problematical. These are some of the best...

Construction of the £10million British Bloodhound should be completed by the end of this year. If all goes according to plan, then Andy Green intends to pilot this jet engine pencil-shaped car beyond the 1,000mph mark - that's faster than a bullet. Success would mean the land speed record being beaten by the biggest margin, ever.