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World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp restoration nears completion before start of centenary celebrations

5th June 2026

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu tells us... (All words and photographs from The Museum). The second engine of World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp has been completed, tested and lowered back into its chassis in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. The race has been on to complete the restoration before Sunbeam is shipped to America for celebratory appearances, before its … [Read more...]

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