It was likely one of the most emotional 15 minutes of Danny Thompson’s life on Saturday – selling the 1968 Challenger II streamliner that his father designed and helped build to try to set a ...

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 ...

It's not a labor of love, it's a 50-year obsession with speed: Danny Thompson has not only secured the record his father attempted in AA/FS, but managed to grab Speed Demon's"World's Fastest ...

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 ...