SUNBEAM 1,000-HORSEPOWER LAND SPEED RECORD BREAKER

On March 29th, 1927, Major Henry Segrave drove his SUNBEAM 1,000-HORSEPOWER LAND SPEED RECORD BREAKER on the old Daytona Beach course, hitting 203.792 mph! Powered by a pair of 22.5-liter Matabele V12 aircraft engines, Segrave’s Sunbeam racecar - also known as the Slug (British slang after WWI for bullet) was the first car in the world to clock over 200 mph! It has been restored and will be shown and started up today for the first time, headlining the Special Curated Class at the 75th anniversa...
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