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    Rolls-Royce Blue Bird Land Speed Record Car 1935

    Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Blue Bird 1935
    This car was powered by the same R-type Rolls Royce engine as 1933. This final version of the Blue Bird embodied some of the chassis of the 1927 car, plus the original front axle, brake drums and shoes. It had a new back axle with twin wheels out of alignment and double crown wheels and pinion. It also had a completely new body with an air intake slot in the nose which could be closed of for additional streamlining. The wheel fairings now formed part of the main body, which was built at Campbell's own garage at Brooklands, under Leo Villa's supervision. First trials were again at Daytona Beach in January 1935. This cars first record was 276.82 mph at Daytona Beach on 7th March, 1935. Subsequently this same year, this Blue Bird was taken to Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where on the 3rd of September, 1935 Sir Malcolm Campbell set his last land speed record at 301.13 mph.
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    Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Blue Bird 1935

    Country of Manufacture: Great Britain
    Engine Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce Type R Schneider Trophy aircraft type
    Cylinders V12
    Bore 152.4mm
    Stroke 167.64mm
    Cubic Capacity 36,582cc
    Compression ratio 6:1
    Carburettor Rolls-Royce
    Max. Power 2,300-2,500 bhp at 3,200rpm Single centrifugal supercharger
    Transmission:
    Clutch multidisc
    Gearbox 3speed gearbox, indirect drive
    Ratios 1.19 to 1 in top
    Type of drive duplicated
    Chassis: John Thompson Motor Pressings
    Suspension: Woodhead
    Shock Absorbers: Andre
    Brakes: Alford and Alder with Cayton Dewandre vacuum servo
    Wheels: steel disc; twin rear wheels
    Tyres: Dunlop 35 x 6in; front pressure 125lb rear pressure 110lb; tread 1/32in
    Dimensions: Wheelbase 13ft 8in. but shorter by 1 1/2in on one side than the other due to layout of duplicated final drive. Track front 5ft 3in., Track rear 5ft, Length 28ft 3in., Weight 5 tons approx. dry
    Body Manufacturer: Gurney Nutting and Co. Ltd, material aluminium
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    I don't like the wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spi-ti-tout
    I don't like the wheels.
    Well it wasnt exactly a show car
    John says:
    so i had to dump acid into the block tank today
    i'm afraid to fap
    cause i got it on my hands

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    36582cc... couldn't do it a bit bigger could they?

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    The number was 36,582cc's. Correct me if I'm wrong here, I think the , acts as a decimal point in other languages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clevor" Angel]The number was 36,582cc's. Correct me if I'm wrong here, I think the [COLOR="Red
    ,[/COLOR] acts as a decimal point in other languages.
    Nope, no correction is needed, i know for a fact in the french numerical system that stands true..
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    Quote Originally Posted by spi-ti-tout
    I don't like the wheels.
    Oh, where you looking for some 22inch Silver plated, Diamond Encrusted DUB's?
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    That is absolutely Breathtaking car... 1930's version of the veyron
    Who killed the Electric Car?
    GO HABS GO!

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    Good thing it was fast, because it wasn't the belle of the ball!

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