From The Hindu Archives, March 2, 1926: Fastest car in the world

The London correspondent of “The Englishman” cables under date Feb. 6 —

What is expected to prove the world’s fastest motor car was to-day surrounded by a dozen experts and detectives in a closely guarded shed in the Sunbeam works at Wolverhampton.

I was among the few privileged persons who inspected the car, which has been shrouded in secrecy during the last eighteen months. Major Segrave, who will drive the car on the Southport sands probably to-morrow; hopes to beat the world record of 150.269 miles an hour secured on the Pendine sands in South Wales in July last year. The car has twelve cylinders and is only 33 horse-power according to Treasury rating but it is claimed that it can develop 300 horse-power at 6,000 revolutions.

France, Italy and the United States are all making hectic preparations to produce cars which will attempt to beat the mile and kilometre records now held by Britain.