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The Irving-Napier Special 'Golden Arrow' (1929)
a 0 scale presentation model, cast aluminium bodywork, cockpit with windscreen, steering wheel and driver figure, aluminium wheels with 'Dunlop Cord Racing' tyres, finished in 'gold' with Union Jack and Castrol decals. --33½in (85cm) long
Believed to be a presentation model produced by William (later Lord) Rootes, who supported the project. One other similar model is known to exist in the Museum of British Road Transport, Coventry.
a 0 scale presentation model, cast aluminium bodywork, cockpit with windscreen, steering wheel and driver figure, aluminium wheels with 'Dunlop Cord Racing' tyres, finished in 'gold' with Union Jack and Castrol decals. --33½in (85cm) long
Believed to be a presentation model produced by William (later Lord) Rootes, who supported the project. One other similar model is known to exist in the Museum of British Road Transport, Coventry.
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Henry Segrave's 'Golden Arrow' has the distinction of probably the smallest mileage of any successful Land Speed Record vehicle. On completion at the K.L.G. works at Putney Vale, the Capt. Jack Irving designed car, with striking bodywork by Thrupp and Maberly, was shipped to America with Segrave's boat 'Miss England' in January 1929. By mid-February Segrave had given the machine one full practice run, achieving an untroublesome 180mph. Weather intervened until March 11th, when the beach had improved, about 100,000 spectators arrived to see Segrave and Irving's car perform an average run of 231.362mph. This took the record from J.M.White's 'White Triplex' by nearly 24mph. The 'White Triplex' appeared the following day when Lee Bible replaced former record holder Ray Keech, who had expressed himself to be ill at ease with the vehicle. Keech crashed fataly on his return run, prompting Segrave to send the 'Golden Arrow' home, it's mission completed. Although there was clearly more speed to come from the car, he never attempted the record with it again, but concentrated his thoughts towards 'Miss England'. The 'Golden Arrow' today forms part of the Land Speed Record display at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.