According to what I read, Sunbeam funded and built it (called the "Mystery"
"Slug") with Sunbeam Matabele 12-cylinder engines. Sunbeam made airplane
engines back in the day that were used in other airplanes. Schylling makes a
12 inch tin windup model of the car that is usually on Ebay. It sells for
around $25 and is worth buying if you are into LSR cars.
Sunbeam tried again in 1930 with the Silver Bullet that did away with
radiators and used melted ice for cooling. No radiators to reduce drag. The
car was designed to achieve 250mph but never went faster than 186mph at
Daytona Beach. The car was later scrapped.
Jeff
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