This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from a 1953 advertisement for Mobil Oil, featuring John Cobb’s “Mobil Railton Special” racer at Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
 
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
 
The 13"x19" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of 13"x19" frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
 
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
 
JOHN COBB AND THE RAILTON MOBIL SPECIAL
 
John Rhodes Cobb (2 December 1899 – 29 September 1952) was an early to mid-20th century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Salt Flats, in Utah, US. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1947. Cobb was killed in 1952 while piloting a jet powered speedboat attempting to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness water in Scotland.
Driving the piston-engined, wheel-driven Railton Special, he broke the World Land Speed Record at Bonneville salt flats on 15 September, 1938 by achieving 350 miles per hour. He broke it a second time at the same site