Blue Bird or Bluebird is the name of various cars and boats used by Sir Malcolm Campbell, his son Donald and other family members to set land and water speed records. The name Blue …

The Campbell-Railton Blue Bird was Sir Malcolm Campbell's final land speed record car. His previous Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird of 1931 was rebuilt significantly. The overall …

September 3rd, 1935 Sir Malcolm Campbell took his beloved Blue Bird out to the Bonneville Salt Flats where he drove it straight into the record books. The car that featured the 36.7L …

open-wheel, front-engined racing car. The Napier-Campbell Blue Bird was a land speed record car driven by Malcolm Campbell. Its designer was C. Amherst Villiers and Campbell's regular …

Mar 24, 2021 · Sir Malcolm Campbell set 9 land speed records and 4 water speed records between 1924 and 1939 in a variety of aero-engined cars and powerboats all named 'Blue …

With paint still wet, the car won two races at Brooklands and a legend was born. This car was powered by the same R-type Rolls Royce engine as 1933. This final version of the Blue Bird …

Recently knighted Sir Malcolm Campbell, the British Speed Ace introduces members of his team of mechanics who helped him to achieve the World Land Speed Record in his Napier …

Jul 5, 2019 · Campbell’s then-current car, the Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird, was powered by a 1,450 hp (1,010 kW) Napier Lion VIID W-12 engine. After returning to England from the …

May 19, 2017 · The four-wheel-drive monocoque Bluebird was the first LSR contender to be powered by a gas turbine engine, a Bristol-Siddeley ‘Proteus’ 705 with an output of 4,250bhp.

The Campbell-Railton Blue Bird was a land speed record car commissioned by Malcolm Campbell the Napier Lion engined Blue Bird had reached the end of its performance life. Clearly Captain …