Malcolm Campbell's first Land Speed RecordMalcolm Campbell took his modified Sunbeam 350HP "Blue Bird" to Pendine Sands only having painted the car blue himself the day before departure. On the 24th of September 1924 Malcolm Campbell set a new world land speed record of 146.16 mph over the "flying mile". Malcolm Campbell's second Land Speed RecordAfter the land speed record was achieved Malcolm Campbell tried to sell Blue Bird for £1,500 but when he realised his record was potentially in jeopardy from Welshman Parry Thomas and his race car "Babs", Campbell changed his mind and returned to Pendine Sands with Bluebird. On the 21st of July 1925 Malcolm Campbell and his Sunbeam 350HP "Blue Bird" set an even higher new world land speed record at Pendine Sands of 150.766 mph. On 28th of April 1926 Parry Thomas did what Malcolm Campbell had feared taking the land speed record to 171.02 mph, Malcolm was able, in his new Napier powered "Blue Bird", to raise the land speed record to 174.224 mph. The death of Parry ThomasParry Thomas tried to regain the land speed record a few weeks after Malcolm Campbell's 171.02 mph record and was unfortunately killed after losing control, it was generally believed he was partially decapitated by the cars drive chain. Although Parry Thomas had been killed the company formed became Thomson & Taylor and went on to build 1931 Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird, the 1933 Napier-Railton and the 1933 Campbell-Railton Blue Bird. | 
