Driver | J.G.Parry Thomas (Great Britain) |
Car | Higham Thomas Special "Babs" (Great Britain) |
Date Speed | 29th April 1926 171.02 mph (k) |
Date Speed | 27th April 1926 169.30 mph (k) |
Place | Pendine Sands, Great Britain |
Power Source | 27,059cc American Liberty V12 aircraft engine. 4 carburettors. Final drive - chain |
Max power | 500-600 bhp at 2,000 rpm |
Weight (approx.) | 1780 kg (3,920 lbs) |
Where is it now? | Buried in Pendine Sands after Parry Thomas' death. Exhumed in 1969 and restored. |
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