Back view of a 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp mb-code KEN001 whilst behind him a sleepy

whilst behind him a sleepy drayman has just run over a boy with his cart

Unguarded Moment

The Express Dairy Company was the first to experiment with small electrically (battery) driven milk delivery vehicles in 1932 using the Birmingham-made GV 5/7cwt delivery truck

23rd January 1983

Back view of a 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp mb-code KEN001 whilst behind him a sleepyBack view of a 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