A LEGENDARY car once owned by speed ace Sir Malcolm Campbell is returning to the beach where it set a new world land speed record.
The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the day Sir Malcolm achieved a speed of 150mph in his 350hp Sunbeam.
The car will make a low-speed run at Pendine Sands, South Wales, on July 21.
It will be driven by Sir Malcolm’s grandson, Don Wales, who is a land speed record holder in his own right.
Don said: “I am really looking forward to driving the Sunbeam, which is the car that gave my grandfather his first land speed record.
“It will be fun to dress in costume to look as my grandfather did in the pictures 90 years ago.”
The car has been on display at Beaulieu alongside other record-breaking vehicles for many years.
Doug Hill, the museum’s manager and chief engineer, said: “We are delighted to be able to celebrate such an amazing achievement with this historic car, 90 years to the day after Malcolm Campbell achieved 150mph on the same stretch of sand.
“This low-speed run is a fitting tribute both to the Beaulieu engineers involved in its restoration and the courage and determination of Malcolm Campbell.”
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