P-38 Drop Tank Race Car
Great Story attached to this you-twob link. Imagine, 300mph in a P-38 fuel tank.
Here's a paragraph,
"""""""""The first land speed racers in the '30s drove stripped down street cars. Shortly after WWII when airmen returned home from the war with a thirst for speed, a little cash in their pocket and lots of plentiful military surplus parts
floating around, land speed racing got serious."""""""""""""
See, they also used the words,
Floating Around.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyB4W8AeZiI[/media]