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Bluebird CN7
Donald Stevens
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Description for Bluebird CN7
Paperback. Records the development, construction and operation of the last wheel-driven land speed record breaking car that the UK produced, and tells how the tragic demise of Donald Campbell prevented it from reaching its full potential. A unique account of a legendary feat of engineering. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
Since the early 1920s the name Bluebird has been synonymous with world speed record breaking on land and water. Driven first by Sir Malcolm Campbell, then his son Donald, and latterly by Donald's nephew Donald Wales in electric powered vehicles, they have consistently pushed records ever higher.This book is the story of the design and construction of the fastest of the Bluebirds, the Campbell-Norris 7 (CN7). This car, now resident in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in England, is the most sophisticated design ever produced for a wheel-driven record breaker. Using methods and materials developed for the aircraft industry, ... Read more
Since the early 1920s the name Bluebird has been synonymous with world speed record breaking on land and water. Driven first by Sir Malcolm Campbell, then his son Donald, and latterly by Donald's nephew Donald Wales in electric powered vehicles, they have consistently pushed records ever higher.This book is the story of the design and construction of the fastest of the Bluebirds, the Campbell-Norris 7 (CN7). This car, now resident in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in England, is the most sophisticated design ever produced for a wheel-driven record breaker. Using methods and materials developed for the aircraft industry, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
616g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dorset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845849757
SKU
V9781845849757
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Donald Stevens
Donald Stevens was born in the East End of London, but grew up in Haywards Heath, the Sussex market town to which he was evacuated in 1939. In his early teenage years he became fascinated by aeroplanes and other machines, and on leaving school began training as a mechanical engineer.At 19, he joined the newly-formed design consultancy Norris Brothers Ltd ... Read more
Reviews for Bluebird CN7
it's a great read about one of the wildest forms of motorsport out there. Auto Express Still an excellent read in paperback form and well worth the cover price. tkc (Totalkitcar). This book looks at the team who designed, revised and fettled CN7, Donald Campbell's final car, and for those interested in the make up of the car, and how ... Read more