Bluebird: Coventry - Brake test I

Summary

Donald Campbell sits in a mock cockpit testing Bluebird CN7's brake system.

Year:

1960

Duration:

0:01:36

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Industrial

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see Donald Campbell sitting in a seat in a workshop at Motor Panels (Coventry) Ltd testing Ferodo brakes that were to be used on the Bluebird CN7.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Driven by Donald Campbell the Bluebird-Proteus CN7 broke the land speed record in 1964. It was built by Motor Panels (Coventry) Ltd in 1960 but Campbell's initial attempt at breaking the record in the US ended with the CN7 crashing at high speed on 16 September 1960. The vehicle was written off and subsequently rebuilt by Motor Panels with design enhancements. This vehicle went on to break the record in Australia on July 17th, 1964.