1925’s Land Speed Record Holder – The supercharged V12 Sunbeam Tiger | FOS

This time I filmed the 1925 Sunbeam V12 "Tiger", also known as Ladybird, in action during the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. It is a car specially built to break the land speed record but also had a second use in Grand Prix races. Designed by Louis Coatalen, a French engineer, it uses a V12 engine with a 75 bank angle obtained from the union of two 6-cylinder engines that equipped the Grand Prix Sunbeams of the time. The result is a 4.0-litre engine with the addition of two volumetric compressors to obtain a power of 306 HP at approximately 5700 rpm driven by a 4-speed gearbox. British driver Henry O'Neil "de Hane" Segrave set the land speed record in 1926 on the beach at Southport, England. Despite the failure of the supercharged at the end of the launch, Segrave still managed to reach the speed of 152.33 mph (245 km/h), beating Campbell's record by just 1.47 mph. The car was subsequently used in Europe in the Formula Libre championship races, which allowed single-seaters of various types and displacements to compete; there was, therefore, enormous freedom in the technical regulations. At the wheel, the driver, Henry Sagrave, was always involved in the 1927 Italian Grand Prix but had to withdraw due to mechanical problems. Join my Notification Squad: click the Bell ? Make sure you like and comment the video, but also subscribe to the channel! *Michael - Automotive Mike* Socials: ?? https://www.facebook.com/AutomotiveMike ?? https://www.instagram.com/automotive_mike