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Originally Posted by j4mou
where was that beach? when are we going for a go?
They have since dug the car up and restored it.
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Originally Posted by OllyK
IIRC wales somewhere where they did the land speed record attempt. And the guy who "lost his head" had nothing to do with the car turning over - it was far more gruesome than that!!
They have since dug the car up and restored it.
They have since dug the car up and restored it.
how much more gruesome?
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Originally Posted by j4mou
lack of details olly cmon tell.
how much more gruesome?
how much more gruesome?
Well if I say the car was chain driven rather than prop driven - does that give you any clues??
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Originally Posted by j4mou
that chain is rather large and close to the driver isnt it!! ouch. did he have a broken chain at 160mph?
This is the car he died in now it has been restored:
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He returned to Pendine again in 1927 but on the 3rd March while attempting to increase the record, something broke - nobody is sure exactly what, a wheel, a driving chain or a radius arm, but the car turned over and Thomas was killed.
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
anybody else thinking of taking their scooby to pendine beach?
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