This is shaping up nicely.
Must admit, the idea of upping the current record with a Summer's Brothers- style car is very appealing.
Theoretically, if you built a streamliner to similar dimensions, and used modern materials and technology to make it lighter, and used modern technology to extract more horsepower (Goldenrod was
only making 608hp/ engine, according to specs above), then all other variables being equal (air temp, fat driver, etc) you couldn't help be go quicker.
800- 850hp/ engine seems like a nice trade- off. Enough to up the current record, but still low enough for a well- built engine to run with consistancy.