THE NEW £1,000,000 JET-ENGINED BLUEBIRD CAR in which Donald Campbell is to make an attempt on the world’s land speed record in America early in September. Donald Campbell is shown by the car after it had been “unveiled” at the Goodwood racing circuit in Sussex on July 18. The Bluebird is 30ft long, 8ft wide, and weighs 4 tons. Campbell’s immediate objective is 400 miles an hour, but he hopes eventually to get near 500 miles an hour. The present record of 394.196 miles an hour was set by John Cobb in 1947.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29265, 25 July 1960, Page 6
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93THE NEW £1,000,000 JET-ENGINED BLUEBIRD CAR in which Donald Campbell is to make an attempt on the world’s land speed record in America early in September. Donald Campbell is shown by the car after it had been “unveiled” at the Goodwood racing circuit in Sussex on July 18. The Bluebird is 30ft long, 8ft wide, and weighs 4 tons. Campbell’s immediate objective is 400 miles an hour, but he hopes eventually to get near 500 miles an hour. The present record of 394.196 miles an hour was set by John Cobb in 1947. Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29265, 25 July 1960, Page 6
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