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Bluebird-Proteus CN7 land speed record vehicle preserved at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, UK.

The Bluebird-Proteus was conceived by British record breaker Donald Campbell and designed by British engineering brothers Ken and Lew Norris, with technical backing from British industry. Construction was completed in 1960. Power was provided by a modified Bristol-Siddeley Proteus turboshaft engine of 4,450 shp driving all four wheels (at that time the land speed record rules only allowed wheel-driven vehicles).

Campbell made a few attempts on the record, the first at Bonneville, US in 1960 during which he was badly injured in a crash, and a second attempt in 1963 in the rebuilt CN7 at Lake Ayre, Australia which was unsuccessful due to bad weather. In 1964 another attempt was made at Lake Ayre where Campbell managed to set a new world land speed record of 403 mph. This was an increase over the previous record of only 9 mph which was a disappointment to Campbell as the CN7 had been designed for 500 mph, however ground conditions were not ideal. The official record speed was derived from the average speed of two opposing runs measured over a timed 1 mile section of a 15 mile course. The peak speed of the CN7 as it left the measured mile on one of the runs was recorded as 440 mph.

The official record speed of 403 mph remains the fastest speed set by a purely wheel-driven vehicle, as all subsequent land speed records have been made in rocket or turbojet/turbofan powered vehicles.

Campbell lost his life in January 1967 whilst attempting to raise his own water speed record in the Bluebird K7 on Lake Coniston, UK.

Stanley Steam Runabout (1903) Engine 8 hp Two Cylinder
Country of Origin USA
2021 London Brighton Start Number 224
Type Runabout
Entrant Andrew Green OBE (Fur hat)
Driver Andrew Green OBE
Green is the current holder of the world land speed record, and the only person ever to break the sound barrier on land. On 25 September 1997 in Thrust SSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, US, reaching a speed of 714.144 miles per hour (1,149.303 km/h). On 15 October 1997, 50 years and 1 day after the sound barrier was broken in aerial flight by Chuck Yeager, Green reached 763.035 miles per hour (1,227.986 km/h), the first supersonic record (Mach 1.016). His call sign was DEAD DOG As the vehicle exceeded the speed of sound it created a sonic boom.
Registration Number A 358

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The Stanley twins, F. E. and F. O. Stanley built their first car as hobby project in 1897, after they had sold their photographic plate business to Kodak. The car was an instant hit and the brothers started to receive customer orders, to the extent that a batch of 200 steam buggies was commenced, but they were promptly bought out for $ 250,000 by a consortium to build the design as the Locomobile.
So back to the drawing board and the brothers came up with an improved design with a twin cylinder engine geared directly to the back axle. Going into production in 1901 the fire tube boiler was eventually shifted to the front under the trademark Stanley coffin nose bonnet.
In 1906 a racing Stanley Steamer exceeded 127 mph on Ormond Beach, Daytona. By 1907 the production Roadster could reach 75mph
The Stanley Brother continued at the helm of the company until 1917, succeeded by Prescot Warren who remained until 1924, but the company never recovered from the post WW1 slump, the company was taken over by the Steam Vehicle Corporation of America but it is unlikely that any further vehicles were built, and they ceased trading in 1927

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The vehicle broke the Land Speed Record in 1938, 1939 and 1947, achieving 394 mph.

Powered by a Bristol-Siddeley Gas Turbine engine this car broke the Land Speed Record in 1964 at the dry Lake Eyre in Australia.
Driven by Donald Campbell to 403.1mph (648.7 kmh).

National Motor Museum, Beaulieu UK.

18.8 Litre V12 Engine

This car broke the land speed record in 1924 and 1925. It was the first car to exceed 150 mph

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Built 2009. Ran 206 mph at Bonneville, 170 at Mackton NC, 186 at the Ohio Mile. Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, May 26, 2024.

The 1927 Sunbeam 1000. Major Henry Segrave, winner of the 1923 French Grand Prix, became a serious challenger to Malcolm Campbell's established records. Segrave took the giant Sunbeam to Daytona Beach, Florida because it offered hard sand and a nine-mile course. The power unit was two V12, 435 hp, 48 valve Matabele aero-engines with chain drive to the wheels. On 29th March 1927 on the car's first run a speed of 200 mph was reached for the first time, but the car had to be driven into the sea to slow down. On the return run with new brakes, a record speed of 203.793 mph (327.973 kph) was achieved. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)