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The famed Isky hot rod built by a young California hot rodding pioneer Ed Iskenderian on display at a museum in Lincoln, Nebraska | Museum photos
An iconic segment of the California hot rod culture is on display in a museum, but it’s a museum halfway across the country. The
Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, but is showcasing the famed little black Model T hot rod built by a youngster named Ed Iskenderian, who soon would become famous for creating high-performance camshafts. “Isky” anticipates celebrating his 100th birthday on July 10.
If the Nebraska location for the famous hot rod seems strange, consider that the car is displayed with Ed Winfield’s cam grinder that Isky used as well as with the only other pair of Maxi cylinder heads known to exist. The car is owned by Isky and is in Nebraska on a long-term loan.
Alex Macfadzean sits in the cockpit
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British engineers will attempt to regain a motorbike speed record the UK has failed to overtake for 84 years, as designers look to an engine used by the military for added power.
In 1937, English racer Eric Fernihough rode his supercharged Brough Superior motorbike at 169mph to set a new world land speed record for a two-wheel vehicle.
He died the following year attempting to win back his accolade from German competition, and remains the last Briton to hold the motorbike speed record.
A new attempt with a British rider and bike is now being planned to reclaim the record for the UK after 84 years of being bested by German, Italian, and American teams.