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Crack found and repaired as National Motor Museum workshop experts restore Sunbeam 1000hp to run again
13th May 2024
Crack testing has been carried out on Sunbeam 1000hp as the National Motor Museum workshop team continues its restoration of the Land Speed Record breaker.
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National Motor Museum seeks Wolverhampton support for Sunbeam restoration
16th Nov 2023
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is attempting to find the families of Sunbeam workers who built the 1000hp Land Speed Record car in 1927 at the company’s Wolverhampton works.
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Soda blasting reveals original Sunbeam 1000hp markings in National Motor Museum restoration
18th Oct 2023
Specialist soda blasting has revealed original mechanics’ markings on Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp as the National Motor Museum carried out the next major stage of its restoration.
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Draper Tools supports Land Speed Sunbeam 1000hp restoration with a dream tool kit prize draw
10th Aug 2023
Hampshire based Draper Tools is supporting the restoration of the Sunbeam 1000hp – the Land Speed Record breaker at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
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National Motor Museum workshop team discovers time capsule finds during Sunbeam 1000hp restoration
27th Jul 2023
National Motor Museum mechanics have discovered time capsule finds during the start of the restoration of Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp.