Pendine Sands with Parry Thomas in Babs at Pendine
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Pendine Sands with Parry Thomas in Babs.Pendine Sands is a 7 mile long beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It was used for speed record attempts because o9f its flat and lone features.On March 3, 1927 Parry-Thomas attempted to beat Campbell's record. On his final run at circa 170 mph (280 km/h) the exposed drive chain broke and partially decapitated him, Babs went out of control and rolled over. Parry-Thomas was the first driver to be killed during a world land speed record attempt. This was the final world land speed record attempt made at Pendine Sands.
Parry-Thomas' car Babs was buried in the sand dunes near the village of Pendine. In 1969 Owen Wyn Owen, an engineering lecturer from Bangor Technical College, sought and received permission to excavate Babs. Over the next 15 years he restored the car, which is now housed in the Museum of Speed in Pendine village. The badge was probably issued when he was excavating.
- Type:
Button
- Size:
32mm
- Fitting:
Brooch pin standard usually on metal & enamel /acrylic badge
- Year:
1968 - 1977
- Manufacturer:
Jemah products Torquay or Newton abbot
- Country:
United Kingdom
- Uploaded by:
Frank