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1929 Land Speed Record Setter: Irving-Napier Golden Arrow

Okay, let's be honest, we only brought up the subject of Sir Henry Segrave's Sunbeam 1000 and his push through the 200 mph barrier in 1927 so we could tell you about this car. After Segrave made his record-setting run, the competition predictably responded, though not for nearly a year. In February 1928, the dastardly Malcolm Campbell retook the title at 206.95 mph in his Blue-Bird. The following April saw an American, Ray Keech, best Campbell at 207.55 mph. Noteworthy advancement, but Segrave was developing a car to blow those records away.


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2:00 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,830 views, 25 comments

Latest by ccc40821: Never mind the car being a record breaker - it is a piece of art. Beautiful in pictures, 10 times better in the flesh (or aluminium). more »

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1927 Land Speed Record Setter: Sunbeam 1000

Henry Seagrave is something of a legendary post-WWI figure in the world of land speed records. When Henry returned from the Great War, he set out to crush records on both land and sea. His first achievement came in March 1926, behind the wheel of a four-liter Sunbeam nicknamed Ladybird. Top speed: 152.33 mph. That record only held for about a month before it fell the following April to Parry Thomas, who managed 172.33 mph. Determined to win back the title, Seagrave lobbied the Sunbeam company to produce a car capable of 200 mph.


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1:15 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by Stoatmaster: Literary/super-hoon crossover alert. Dylan Thomas drank and wrote in Laugharne, on the Pembrokeshire coast. This seaside town is at one end of the Pendine Sands, where many early LSR attempts took place, when Seagrave, Campbell and Parry were battling for the crown. The last time that I went, the tiny municipal library had more »

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Detroit Auto Show: Fallen Firefighters Memorial Rig

Tucked into a corner of the basement is a 1937 Seagrave Safety Sedan, known amongst fire truck junkies as the Detroit Safety Sedan and it represents one of the more interesting untold stories here at Detroit. When a firefighter falls in the line of duty, there is a longstanding tradition of using a firetruck as the funeral hearse to honor the family and the deceased. The tradition of the final ride has become difficult, as fire trucks have grown in size and height. Seeing the problem, the Detroit Fireman's Fund Association decided to set out to do something about it.

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1:00 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,689 views, 17 comments

Latest by stevecmh: i really like that.. trust me i never want to use my fire engine for that purpose more »