RootsRooter ( I wish you would sign your name),
Thank you for sharing your recollections.
HOWEVER:
The Malcolm Campbell 1925 Sunbeam land speed car was exhibited, on loan
from Beaulieu British
National Motor Museum, in Paris, for the 8th Annual Automobile Club de
France, and
the SAH (Society of Automotive Historians) in February, 2003.
In April, 2005 Motor Snippets reported on the National Motor Museum at
Beaulieu, stating:
"The centrepiece of the Museum, and probably its most famous feature are
the four world land
speed record-breaking cars. The first "Bluebird" the 1925 Sunbeam of
Malcolm Campbell, the
1927 1000hp Sunbeam of Segrave and the beautiful Golden Arrow of 1929,
Segrave again, and
Donald Campbell's 1964 "Bluebird", one of the last cars to break the
wheel driven record. Surely
the only museum in the world with four such cars. "
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There WAS a car called the "1925 Sunbeam 14/40 2 seat "dickey", owned by
Ted and Sally
de-la Riviere, exhibited in October of 2004, at the "Vehicle Show"
sponsored by the "Worshipful
Company of Paviors" of Amberly, in south-east England. More information
can be garnered from
http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/index2.htm.
Perhaps the car you saw was the one from the de-la Riviere, or another
on of the regular
production 1925 Sunbeams, and not the World Record holder?
If we are to change the current information, which we believe is still
accurate based on cited published
information, we would need to know the current location of the "Private
Museum", including address,
and the current owner's name and address. The provenance of the car you
saw could then be established.
Who knows, it could be a 1925 Sunbeam Alpine with a grafted 1,000 hp
aircraft engine. Stranger things have
been done! ;-)
Thanks for your attention to this important (to Sunbeam owner's anyway)
issue.
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
RootesRooter@aol.com wrote:
>The 1925 Sunbeam 'Tiger' has been in a private museum in California
>(Sausalito(sp?)?) for roughly 10 years. It was vintage-raced as recently as
>2003 in
>Germany, where it suffered engine failure. It was displayed sans motor at
>SUNI IV in Utah in 2004.
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