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1000hp Sunbeam "Slug"

DriverMajor Henry Segrave (Great Britain)
Car1000hp Sunbeam (Great Britain)
Date
Speed
29th March 1927
203.792 mph (m)
PlaceDaytona Beach, USA
Power Source2 Sunbeam Matabele aircraft engines 1 front, 1 rear (22,444cc per engine). 24 cylinders (12 per engine). 3 speed gearbox.
Max power 800-1,000 bhp at 2,000 rpm
Length6.10m (20')
Wheelbase3.58m (11'9")
Track1.56m (5'2")
Weight (approx.)3,864 kg (8,512lbs)
Where is it now?National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, England.


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