It stood there for over a century – the 127mph world land speed record that American Fred Marriot had managed in 1906. It was however at the Edwards air base, in the Mojave Desert, yesterday August 25 that the British made steam car toppled the...

When automotive world’s going electric, there are some conventional designers who’d do anything for a record – even if it takes powering cars with steam. In pursuit, aiming to overrun the land speed record, some likeminded...