'' _ , Sport and General, Photo. On the left, a stern view of the Golden Arrow, Major H. 0. D. So ß rave's famous racing car, with which he js to race on IDaytona Beach. On th• f *°JL i ljiJ h* '3 a side view of the car, and below a general view of the chassis of the oar as it was when nearing completion. The Golden Arrow^cost £15,000 to HM,tM is equipped with a Napier-Irving engine, capable of generating 950 h.p., as used In the aeroplane whloh won the Schneider trophy last year, """P^J to going to America It was estimated to haVe a speed of 240 miles per hour-eaual to four miles a minute. Tho car Is 26ft long, with a height :* only ,3ft 9 " sin, a wheel-base of 13ft 4in, and a track, of sft. Tin Is used In nearly all the metal parts of the car, except, of course, the engine.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 56, 9 March 1929, Page 7
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154'' _ , Sport and General, Photo. On the left, a stern view of the Golden Arrow, Major H. 0. D. Soßrave's famous racing car, with which he js to race on IDaytona Beach. On th•f*°JLiljiJh* '3 a side view of the car, and below a general view of the chassis of the oar as it was when nearing completion. The Golden Arrow^cost £15,000 to HM,tM is equipped with a Napier-Irving engine, capable of generating 950 h.p., as used In the aeroplane whloh won the Schneider trophy last year, """P^J to going to America It was estimated to haVe a speed of 240 miles per hour-eaual to four miles a minute. Tho car Is 26ft long, with a height:* only ,3ft 9 " sin, a wheel-base of 13ft 4in, and a track, of sft. Tin Is used In nearly all the metal parts of the car, except, of course, the engine. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 56, 9 March 1929, Page 7
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