In a message dated 98-04-21 11:59:38 EDT, you write:
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>The original Sunbeam Tiger did not set the World Land Speed Record. It and
>its twin sister Tigress did set a great number of class records but at four
>liters did not have the oomph to go after the big one.......................
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The original 4-litre, 12-cylinder Sunbeam 'Tiger' set the LSR on March 16,
1926, at 152.33mph with Sir Henry Segrave at the wheel. It was the last LSR-
holder to also race in track events.
Dick Sanders
Seattle
- see "The Sunbeam Racing Cars - 1910-1930" by Anthony S. Heal for a
complete history.
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