A 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp Size:M: 60 x 45cm A brick-dust seller with his

A brick-dust seller with his horse in Portman Square

Danseuses jupes jaunes (Deux danseuses en jaune)

has had a flying saucer style car made for his personal use

with figures and cart in foreground

A 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp Size:M: 60 x 45cm A brick-dust seller with hisA 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp. Major Henry Segrave, winner of the 1923 French Grand Prix, became a serious challenger to Malcolm Campbell's established land speed 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 V 12, 435bhp, 48 valve Matabele aero engines with chain drive to the wheels. On 29th March 1927 a first run of 200mph was reached but the car had to be driven