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Don't know what this event was.
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Re: Don't know what this event was.
by rebbonk » Fri Nov 09, 2018 5:30 pm
A reverse image search pulls up...
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Sunbeam in Coventry (British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Archive) by British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Archive (flickr) Tags: bmiht britishmotormuseum vintage archive history socialhistory warwickshire midlands westmidlands sunbeam talbot coventry coventrycathedral
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Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.
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Re: Don't know what this event was.
by dutchman » Fri Nov 09, 2018 5:47 pm
It was to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Henry Seagrave breaking the world landspeed record in the so-called 1000HP Sunbeam in 1927.
I assume the record breaking car was behind the lorry in the picture of Broadgate.
I assume the record breaking car was behind the lorry in the picture of Broadgate.
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