The former Royal Air Force fighter pilot reached 406.320mph (653.908kph) in JCB's 1,600bhp Hydromax streamliner less than two weeks after celebrating his 64th birthday.

The first and only person to break the sound barrier in a car has his eye on another speed record. British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car 20…

At age 64, Andy Green thought his racing career was behind him until JCB invited him to join their new project

Andy Green holds the land speed record, having hit 763.035 miles per hour driving a more conventional vehicle in 1997