World's first 150mph car blue bird to return to pendine sand

Blue bird returned to pendine sands 10 years ago for 90th anniversary of land-speed record

In 1925, on a beach of the south-west Wales, the motor vehicle world was replaced forever.

A car dealer named Malcolm Campbell and his 350-Horspower Sunbeam car named Blue Bird, expected to use seven miles of pendine sand in Carmatics, to first break the 150mph (241 km/h) barrier in a car.

He had already set up – and had lost – the world land -land records several times before, but in front of the media of the world, he looked to smash through a target, which was not sure.

But he was. More than two runs on 21 July 1925, he recorded an average speed of 150.76666mph, entering him into international stardom.

Now, after 100 years, Blue Bird will return to the pendine to mark the historical achievement.

Malcolm Campbell is sitting in Blue Bird on 21 July 1925 before his world landlord attempt

The National Motor Museum, Beolu in Black and White, is behind the wheel of Malcolm Blue Bird. He is wearing a light colored V-neck jumper, flap on his ears with a leather aviator helmet and glasses on his forehead. Clearly visible underdeveloped rivets are used to keep the bodywork of the blueded together. — Malcolm Campbell is sitting in Blue Bird on 21 July 1925 before his world landlord attempt

This will be the wheel on the beach for a formal start-up in front of Don Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm.

Mr. Wales Sir is just a part of Malcolm’s record braking lineage.

Donald Campbell, the son of Sir Malcolm, was the only person holding both land and water records at the same time before he was killed in another record attempt at Constance Water in Lake District in 1967.

Her daughter Jina broke the women’s world speed record.

While the nephew of Mr. Wales, Donald Campbell has held UK and World Records for the first fastest electric car, steam-draped car and the fastest lawnmower on Earth.

Mr. Wales said: “There is just something in our genes, I think it was a scottish ancestor of Grandd.

“We are all family members, but when the red haze of racing comes down, nothing more matters to bury our right leg and seeing how fast our vehicles, talent and bravery can take us.”

Mr. Wales said that he feels that his grandfather was not prepared for fame, the feat would bring him.

“He moved from one side on the pages of the main title in every paper, he was congratulated the king, and suddenly everyone wanted to join him.”

Pendine Sands was the subscription to record the speed of land in the 1920s, before the long beaches were required for high speeds.

Go to Wales Drone Footage of Pendine Sands, 7 mile narrow flats, expanses, western tenby to carmertation. People appear on the beach minuscul. There is a landscape of the bush on the left, while the sun on the right is shining on the sea. — Pendine Sands was the subscription to record the speed of land in the 1920s, before the long beaches were required for high speeds.

The speed of pendine land in the 1920s was crucible of record records, with enough space for cars – and more significantly brakes from brakes – it became impossible to get on the racetrack such as Brooklands.

Between 1924 and 1927, Sir Malcolm and his friends and rival, Wrexham engineer John Godfrey Parry Thomas gave the top position.

Between them he recorded a record from 140mph (225 km/h) to 176mph (283 km/h), before Parry Thomas was killed in his self-filtered car Bab.

“Dada and Parry Thomas had a very different approach to Thomas,” said by Mr. Wales.

“Blue Bird was a sleek track-racing car adapted for land-speed, while Babs was made aimed at a purpose for record efforts, focusing a single mind on sheer power, which was required to take it to a mile as soon as possible.

“There was opposite in styles that fascinated the public.”

Don Wales says that the power of blue bird “shivering through you”

The Campbell Family Heritage Trust is sitting behind the car wheel inside the Blue Bird Cafe in a white haired Don Wales Chelsea. Dawn is wearing a Navy blue suit, white shirt and navy tie. Behind him is reading a pop -up poster reading National Motor Museum, Beuliyu - Sunbeam - Blue Bird — Don Wales says that the power of blue bird “shivering through you”

Mr. Wales ran a blue bird on anniversary 10 years ago, called it “terrible and amazing in equal measurement”.

But despite its power, Sir Malcolm knew that Blue Bird had “Max out” and when Henry Segrav had a 200MPH violation of Florida’s 23 mile Detona Beach.

Partly out of respect for Parry Jones – and due to additional space in Detona compared with pendines – Sir Malcolm first carried out the repetition of the blue bird through 300mph (483 km/h) obstruction for the first time.

Today, the original Blue Bird is taken care of at the National Motor Museum in Beoliyu, Hampshire, although the car has not always done it.

Blue Bird was eventually found in a barn in the 1950s and found.

National Motor Museum, Beoliyu Blue Bird in a dilapidated state, some time in the 1950s. Most of his bodywork is missing, and the engine components are showing — Blue Bird was eventually found in a barn in the 1950s and found.

It was rescued from a barn in the 1950s, before spending more than 30 years in Beoliau before the devastating attempt to start it again in 1993.

Its Chief Engineer of Beuliyu Ian Stanfield said: “It should never have been, you never turn on a car that is inactive for 30-plus years, but was under pressure to run.

“Unavoidable: The engine was confiscated, he raised a cone rod, and broke several valves and pistons along with the crank case.”

The engine reconstruction took nearly 10 years, bombing the World War I with the original Sunbeam Factory in Wolverhampton, “Next-to-No Budget” and where they could do, begging and borrowed at the begging and borrowed parts.

He worries if there is a specialization of running blue bird for another century.

“I have been working here for 47 years, and some of my colleagues also for a long time. We need to find money and time to train the next generation to work on vehicles that we are very privileged to take care of, and pass on the baton.”