Title
Henry Segrave driving the Golden Arrow, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 1929. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Henry Segrave driving the Golden Arrow, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 1929. Following his record breaking success with the 1000hp Sunbeam, Henry Segrave announced a new attempt was to be made in an all-new car. The Golden Arrow was designed by JS Irving and used a Napier Lion aero-engine of the Special 930 hp Schneider Trophy Type. The twelve cylinders were in a W formation. The car's low line design was achieved by the use of twin propeller shafts each side of the driver. Segrave drove Golden Arrow to a new record of 231.362 mph (372.341 kph) at Daytona Beach, Florida, on 11th March 1929.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1929
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Reference
HRM19A85_286
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
54,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 15,3in x 13,7in / 4581 x 4120 (300dpi)