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15/06/2025 6:39 pm
Though this has been pictured here before, I recently made a few new pics. First, scans of my 1:1 film photos, were I saw the real one in June 1981 at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in England. As many of you know, this was the first car to set an official land speed record of 200 mph (203.79 mph). It had two 22.4L aircraft engines, one ahead of and one behind driver Henry Seagrave.
The Western was announced in1979, and I got my WMS-produced handbuilt in February 1980. There were two decal options - as it appeared in 1927, and as it appears today (I opted for the former). Though I have upgraded a lot of my LSR sub-collection with more precise resin models, I've always liked this one and haven't seen any need to replace it.
In 2005 I was in a gift shop somewhere and spotted the same car by Schylling, with a pressed metal body reminiscent of the old 'tin' toys. It has a driver, lettering similar to (though not exactly like) the preserved car at Beaulieu, and a wind-up motor. Despite being probably closer to 1:25 or so, I couldn't resist. Schylling has made other LSR wind-ups.
15/06/2025 6:49 pm
Interesting model and story.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
15/06/2025 8:41 pm
Both are really nice replicas of this powerful twin-engined Land Speed Record automobile. If you wanted to get somewhere fast, this would be the car for you !
15/06/2025 8:42 pm
Great photos - great story!
16/06/2025 2:37 pm
I love the tin type Sunbeam LSR:
The Golden Arrow is even more impressive:
16/06/2025 4:54 pm
Nice photos, Harv. Hope you don't mind my doing a little tweaking on the photos of the original; the Golden Arrow got a little brush-up too.
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17/06/2025 11:34 am
@paul-rouffa Thanks Paul. I tried cleaning them up a bit but couldn't get that last bit of yellowness out. I have a ton of old photos I should scan, including dozens of 1981 Le Mans pics, but that's a project that's way down the list.
17/06/2025 1:02 pm
@mg-harv Harv, I've got lots of free time@paul-rouffa Thanks Paul. I tried cleaning them up a bit but couldn't get that last bit of yellowness out. I have a ton of old photos I should scan, including dozens of 1981 Le Mans pics, but that's a project that's way down the list.
and i genuinely enjoy doing it, so I'd be happy to help you out. With email/cloud/etc., it'd be easy to get a lot done in a short period of time.
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17/06/2025 6:32 pm
Amazing car...great pics!
John Bono
North Jersey
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