Outside Delaney's garage, a well-known haunt for such things
It was many, many years ago when I was last there, so my memory is pretty hazy, but in the Beaulieu Motor Museum there was the car that once gained the world speed record for a diesel engine. I think it looked a bit like the one in the photos.
Probably not though. You wouldn't put short open pipes on a diesel - it would be deafening.
Jim
I minor concern at the time I suspect, it's only in recent years that 'noise pollution' and the health risks have been taken into consideration...
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'Speed of the Wind' it was called and there was a Dinky Toy made of it. You're right about the speed record bit. Eyston drove it - I don't know where or when, but I'm sure Google does. However I'm off to bed...
Ron Robinson
Wonderful! I wondered what "Speed of the Wind" looked like.
Didn't know there was a Dinky of it, although I have the Dinky of his Thunderbolt.
off topic i know, but i've tried posting on here as a new post and it doesn't seem to be here so i'm trying by replying to a post. dave
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