Then, in March 1926, Segrave took the Land Speed Record driving at 152.33mph over the mile in another Sunbeam, a red 4.0-liter Tiger nicknamed Ladybird—but within six weeks the title had been ...

The 350HP Sunbeam 'Blue Bird' roared across Pendine Sands on July 21, 1925, breaking new ground by reaching 150.76mph. To mark the centenary of this achievement, the National Motor Museum's engineers ...

Land speed record attempts in America resumed in 1904 at an event on the Daytona-Ormond beach in Florida. During this event, ...

The World Land Speed Record-breaking Sunbeam 350hp car is turning 100 this year. To celebrate, the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu is kickstarting its centenary festivities.

The Thrust SSC, quite literally, inherited the DNA of breakneck airborne vehicles. At the heart of the car was Rolls Royce's Spey (R.B.163 Spey 505-5) engine, which has appeared inside a variety ...

The land speed record has been increased four times since, returning to British hands in 1983. The current record was set by the car ThrustSSC, driven by Britain's Andy Green.