Henry Segrave's twin-engined 1000hp Sunbeam land speed car is being restored in time for its 100th birthday.

S&G visited the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in May 2024, to see how things are progressing and to take a closer look at the bare bones of this historic piece of machinery.

In Part One, senior engineer Ian "Stan" Stanfield gives us a tour of the car's chassis and we discover some of the Sunbeam's secrets, hidden for almost 100 years.

With thanks to the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu and Brookspeed Automotive. For more information about the Sunbeam's restoration, and to make a donation to the campaign, visit the NMM's website:

https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ho...


FURTHER READING (Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below).

The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings
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Thrust 2: A Memory by Richard Noble
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Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble
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Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley
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Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel
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The History Of Speed by Martin Roach
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Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen
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Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne
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Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson
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Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter
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Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens
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Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours
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Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John
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Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro
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Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley
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Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce
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Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller
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Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
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Archive: National Motor Museum, Alamy and unidentified sources. All unlicensed / unidentified archive used under Fair Use / Fair Deal. Copyright acknowledged in all material.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:47 History
3:07 Project Overview
4:52 Front Engine
7:43 Chassis RHS
10:20 Chassis LHS
12:20 Cockpit and Instruments
13:31 Wheelarches and Guards
14:52 Outro