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Major Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue Bird , including a 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeam .
Malcolm Campbell, British automobile-racing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. In 1935 he became the first driver to officially exceed 300 miles per hour in a land vehicle. Learn more about Campbell’s life and career, including his other records.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir Malcolm Campbell and the dynasty he created remains one of the best known stories in British motor racing history. Continental Grand Prix racing may have been an unimportant frivolity to this steely Englishman, but his Land Speed Record attempts elevated him to the status of a legend.
Sir Malcolm Campbell was born in 1885, and gained fame thanks to his numerous speed record attempts, on both land and water, in a variety of machines. The first vehicles were called Blue Bird, later simplified to Bluebird. An account of Malcolm Campbell's 1927 Blue Bird is recalled in a contemporary issue of The Nelson Lee Library.
Dec 13, 2014 · Sir Malcolm Campbell is pictured below at Pendine Sands, Wales on July 21st, 1925 with his wife, Mrs. Campbell in his Blue Bird Sunbeam after he set a new world land speed record by driving 150.76 MPH (241.22 KPH).
Learn about the legendary British driver who broke the world land speed record nine times with his streamlined Bluebird cars powered by Napier and Rolls Royce engines. Discover his achievements, his son Donald's legacy, and the future of electric vehicles.
Jun 10, 2023 · On September 25, 1924, Malcolm Campbell set a world land speed record of 146.16 mph as he raced his precious Sunbeam 350HP Blue Bird across the Pendine Sands.
