The 1927 Sunbeam 1000 Finish:Float frame 14th November 1978

14th November 1978

A man is seated having his hair combed by a boy from whose pocket shows the label [Wr]ay and curled by another with the label Hood

Manager Alex Ferguson at the Scottish Cup Final

Ireland v England British Home Championship match at Windsor Park

The 1927 Sunbeam 1000 Finish:Float frame 14th November 1978The 1927 Sunbeam 1000. Major Henry Segrave, winner of the 1923 French Grand Prix, became a serious challenger to Malcolm Campbell's established records. Segrave took the giant Sunbeam to Daytona Beach, Florida because it offered hard sand and a nine mile course. The power unit was two V12, 435 hp, 48 valve Matabele aero engines with chain drive to the wheels. On 29th March 1927 on the car's first run a speed of 200 mph was reached for the first time,