Sunbeam Silver Bullet - Forgotten Land Speed Challenger
The story of the 48-litre Sunbeam Silver Bullet, which attempted to break the Land Speed Record at Daytona in 1930. FURTHER READING I buy a lot of books! Here are a selection of books that have inspired me or have been useful in my research. Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below. Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble https://amzn.to/46mgJUI Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen https://amzn.to/3pjmZfg Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel https://amzn.to/3D2KCMt Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley https://amzn.to/3r4AgIT The History Of Speed by Martin Roach https://amzn.to/3NIl9Nh Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne https://amzn.to/43YqkQ2 Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson https://amzn.to/3qY8v4P Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter https://amzn.to/42VsDBS Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens https://amzn.to/43SPW0H Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours https://amzn.to/3PASr34 Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John https://amzn.to/44f8isp The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings https://amzn.to/43QjV9k Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro https://amzn.to/3NMzgSV Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley https://amzn.to/46lpkXv Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce https://amzn.to/3qYlWSp Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller https://amzn.to/42WKuIN Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter https://amzn.to/3XoRpcn Archive: Pathe, AP, Alamy, Getty, Shutterstock, National Motor Museum Trust & Unknown Sources used under fair use / fair deal. Copyright in all other material acknowledged.

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