Malcolm Campbell Mill Lane Man piping and a woman

Man piping and a woman and child dancing near the walls of the Tower of London

View of Shaftesbury House

A soldier is riding the machine

View of London from the River Thames showing Blackfriars Bridge and St Mary Magdalen

Malcolm Campbell Mill Lane Man piping and a womanMalcolm Campbell. In 1924, in a 'Bluebird', Campbell took his first official international land speed record of 146. 16 miles per hour at Pendine Sands, Wales. In 1925 back at Pendine he beat this record with a speed of 150. 766 mph becoming the first driver to exceed 150 mph. In 1932, he became the first man to exceed 250 mph with a 253. 97 mph. In 1935 he became the first man to better 300 mph at 301. 13 mph. He took the world water speed record in