"around $500,000" for LSR car #2: http://www.racecar-engineering.com/blogs/the-worlds-fastest-kettle-outside-of-the-uk/ Clearly irked by the British holding yet another record, the Americans have taken an incredible steam engine, modified a Ron Main chassis, and in five months with around $500,000, have created a car that it hopes will power Nelson Hoyos to 200mph early in 2013. Just to make sure the British don’t think that they can step back into the arena for another 100 years, the team has another engine that will take the car to 400mph. Seems like a lot of money to leave parked with no engine... Can't wait for the 400 mph version to not run, either. ;)