Sunbeam 350hp World Land Speed record centenary heads to Pendine Sands

Published: 18/07/2025

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 at Beaulieu, Hampshire, it is celebrating this feat of British engineering and the centenary of the 150mph World Land Speed Record in 2025. 

A series of events will mark the landmark anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s World Land Speed Record in Sunbeam 350hp a century ago.

The summer of centenary events started with star appearances at Heveningham Concours and the Bluebird Chelsea restaurant, building towards Blue Bird’s return on Monday 21 July to Pendine Sands on where it became the world’s fastest car reaching 150.76mph on 21st July 1925.

National Motor Museum engineers will start up the record-breaker at Pendine to mark the 100th anniversary and aim to take it to the beach for a static photo opportunity, before putting it on show outside the Museum of Land Speed.

Details: https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/sunbeam-350hp-blue-bird/centenary-events-in-2025/