Title

Bluebird K7 at Coniston Water, Cumbria, 1958. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Bluebird K7 at Coniston Water, Cumbria, 1958. The Bluebird had set a record of 239.07 mph at Coniston in November 1957. It's seen here before a new attempt at the world speed record. A new world water speed record of 248.62mph was achieved on the 10th November 1958.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1958

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A86_225

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 16,7in x 12,5in / 5020 x 3754 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male job man men lake guy occupation jetty geography Cumbria lake district bluebird century profession record mechanic ramp B&W MONOCHROME fifties 1950s BP black & white black and white B W 20th century Coniston Water National Motor Museum Bluebird K7 British Petroleum decade geographical feature TGN world speed record photograph Unknown Campbell Donald Donald Campbell Lake Coniston Donald Campbell photograph