Sunbeam 350hp World Land Speed Record Centenary

26 August 2025

Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record on 21 July 1925 driving the Sunbeam 350hp at Pendine beach in Wales. The car became the first to exceed 150 mph. Now restored and part of the vehicle collection at the National Motor Museum we are celebrating this feat of British engineering and the centenary of the 150mph World Land Speed Record in 2025.

Blue Bird

The Sunbeam 350hp is an aero-engined car built by the Sunbeam company in 1920. Major Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE named the car Blue Bird and driving it at Pendine beach in Wales on 21 July 1925 raised the World Land Speed Record record to 150.766 mph

Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird