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Originally Posted by 74-911
Definitely looks like an F-104 all right....
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That's because it was an F-104 with a history....; was a chase plane... rescued from an aircraft junkyard by Ed Shadle to break the record... add wheels and a used J-79 with a burner. Voila'... sort of....
Ed died - cancer - last year. Other than him, think Jesse was the only other person to drive it at speed.
They were gunning for the sound barrier when Thrust SSC from England broke it on the desert in Australia (Bonneville is too short).
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/09/12/north-american-eagle-team-vows-to-continue-land-speed-record-quest-despite-ed-shadles-death/