Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Hill and Davis Streamliner Cutaway Illustration - HOP UP Magazine, 1952


The City of Burbank streamliner was a record-breaking salt flats car that was sponsored by the California city. 

Built by Bill Davis and George Hill, it ran until 1955, when a patch of wet salt led to the racer flipping and crashing. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
Here's the record ledger for this legendary car, and a nice cutaway illustration from HOP UP magazine...


Records set by the Hill-Davis streamliner


venueyeardriversanctioning bodyclassdistancespeed (mph)
Bonneville SCTA Speed TrialsAug 1952George HillSCTAB/Sfl. mile230.16
Bonneville AAA Speed TrialsSep 1952George HillFIAIntl. A, I, Cfl. km226.898
Bonneville AAA Speed TrialsSep 1952George HillFIAIntl. A, I, Cfl. mile229.774
Bonneville AAA Speed TrialsSep 1952George HillAAANatl., Cst. km85.485
Bonneville AAA Speed TrialsSep 1952George HillAAANatl., Cst. mile104.01
Bonneville SCTA Speed TrialsAug 1955George HillSCTAB/Sfl. mile236.842