Speed Collection (page 7)

Sir Malcolm Campbell in Sunbeam on Saltburn Sands
Sir Malcolm Campbell in his 350 hp Sunbeam on Saltburn Sands, North Yorkshire, during speed trials in June 1922. 1922

Road racing at Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, with Sir Malcolm Campbell at the wheel of No. 1, a Mercedes. 20th century

Red Jenatzy, winner of Gordon Bennett Cup motor race
Red Jenatzy, winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup motor race at the wheel of a 1903 Mercedes, with a speed of 49.2 mph. early 20th century

Parry Thomas, racing driver, inspecting 400 hp engine
Parry Thomas, motor racing driver, inspecting the 400 hp engine on Babs, the car which he designed, gaining a world land speed record of 170.6 mph. circa 1920s

Parry Thomas, motor racing driver, at the wheel of Babs, half an hour before his fatal accident attempting another world speed record at Pendine, Carmarthenshire on 3 March 1928. 1928

Whitney Straight attempting Brooklands lap record
Whitney Straight attempting to beat the Brooklands lap record in a Duesenberg. 20th century

Tyre change and refuelling at Montlhery, France
Tyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century

Silver Bullet attempting speed record at Daytona, USA
The Silver Bullet, regarded as having perfect streamlining but unsuccessful in Land Speed Record attempts at Daytona, USA. 20th century

Opel rocket car in action
The Opel rocket car in action. After achieving high speeds, an accident resulted in the complete destruction of the machine. 20th century

Derby-Miller racing car breaking records, France
The Derby-Miller racing car breaking records at Linas-Montlhery, France, from a drawing by F Gordon Crosby. 20th century

Bimotore Alfa-Romeo racing car
The Bimotore Alfa-Romeo, a road-racing car which covered the measured mile at 200.8 mph. 20th century

Speed of the Wind, specially built for Eyston
The specially built Speed of the Wind car in which Captain G E T Eyston set many land speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. 20th century

Sir Malcolm Campbell, motor racing driver. 20th century

Rudolf Caracciola during record-breaking run
Rudolf Caracciola during a record-breaking run in a Mercedes-Benz. 20th century

Motor racing drivers Henry Birkin with Malcolm Campbell
Motor racing drivers Sir Henry Birkin with Sir Malcolm Campbell before the start of a handicap race at Brooklands, Surrey. 20th century

Opening of Grand Prix de la Marne, Reims, France
Opening of Grand Prix de la Marne, near Reims, France, the fastest European road circuit. 20th century

Two drivers on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit
The Monaco Grand Prix 1935, with a Maserati leading Lord Howes Bugatti on a bend. 1935

Speed record course, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA
Sir Malcolm Campbells course at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, for his attempt on the world land speed record. The circles indicate the courses used by Jenkins

Line-up for start of Indianapolis 500 miles race, USA
Line-up of racing cars for the start of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, USA. 20th century

Lautenschlager driving a Mercedes, Grand Prix
Lautenschlager driving a Mercedes in which he won the Grand Prix in 1914. 1914

J G Parry Thomas, motor racing driver. 20th century

Pitstop at Monza, Italian Grand Prix
Pitstop at Monza during the Italian Grand Prix, showing Nuvolaris Maserati. 20th century

Hans von Stuck breaking the World Hour Record, Avus
Hans von Stuck breaking the World Hour Record on the Avus Track. 1934

American dirt track event
A group of cars halfway round the track in the opening lap of an American dirt track event. 20th century

Car designed for world speed records
Car designed by a French engineer for world speed records -- it was eventually burnt out during tests on the sands at La Baule. 20th century

Count Felice Trossi on the first Biella circuit
Count Felice Trossi, winner of the race, on the first Biella circuit. 1934

Achille Varzi in an Alfa-Romeo in the Biella Race
Achille Varzi driving an Alfa-Romeo in the Biella Race - seen here cornering over tramlines, near sandbags placed to protect a letterbox jutting from the wall. 20th century

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, the site of numerous land speed record attempts by Sir Malcolm Campbell. 20th century

Whitney Straight in a Maserati at Mount Ventoux
Whitney Straight taking his Maserati through a banked turn at Mount Ventoux. 20th century

Auto-Union racing car, tyre change and refuelling
An Auto-Union racing car at the replenishment pits, having a tyre change and refuelling. 20th century

Auto-Union at a pitstop on Avus track, Berlin, Germany
An Auto-Union at a pitstop during practice on the Avus motor racing track, Berlin, Germany. 20th century

Mercedes racing car cornering at Lyons Grand Prix, France
Mercedes racing car cornering at the Lyons Grand Prix, France. 1914

John Cobb, driver, in a Napier-Railton, in which he set new speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats, USA in 1935. 1935

Italian Motor Racing Grand Prix at Monza, showing a Mercedes followed by an Alfa-Romeo and a Maserati. 1934

H O D Seagrave in the Golden Arrow, Daytona Beach, USA
H O D Seagrave in the Golden Arrow at Daytona Beach, USA. 20th century

Grandstand straight, Grand Prix de la Marne
Grand Prix de la Marne - Soffietti and Lord Howe driving at full speed down the Grandstand straight. 1936

Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic, Brooklands
Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic, standing by one of the Riley racing cars which he tuned to a new speed for the Brooklands International 500 miles race. 1935

Frank Lockhart at the wheel of the Black Hawk Stutz which he designed. 20th century

Auto Union during speed trials on Avus motor racing track
Rear view of Auto Union racing car during speed trials on the Avus motor racing track when the car first made its appearance. 1934

Auto Union with enclosed cockpit during Italian speed trials. 1935

The high-speed London wireless terminal of the War Office. 1944

Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird, Land Speed Record
Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird, breaking the Land Speed Record at Daytona Beach, USA. 1931

Sir Henry Segrave, racing car driver and land speed record holder

Sir Henry Segrave, land speed record, March 1927, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. 1927

Sir Henry Segrave, land speed record attempt
Sir Henry Segrave making a land speed record attempt on Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. 1926

Early Motor Car Racing - The Gordon-Bennett Trophy

Advert for Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter
Advertisement for the Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter, showing Old Father Time driving it like a car. 1903

Hungarian horsewoman in action. circa 1898

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