Pendine Museum of Speed
Encyclopedia
The Pendine Museum of Speed is dedicated to the use of Pendine Sands
for land speed record attempts. It was opened in 1996 and is located in Pendine
, on the South coast of Wales
.
It houses "Babs
", the land speed record
car in which J. G. Parry-Thomas was killed. After 40 years of burial on the beach at Pendine Sands
, 'Babs' was excavated and restored by Owen Wyn Owen
.
Pendine Sands
Pendine Sands is a length of beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches from Gilman Point in the west to Laugharne Sands in the east. The village of Pendine is situated near the western end of Pendine Sands....
for land speed record attempts. It was opened in 1996 and is located in Pendine
Pendine
Pendine is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom lying on Carmarthen Bay.- History :The village consists of two parts: the old hill-top settlement around the parish church, and the small harbour settlement on the shore. The latter developed into a small seaside resort during the...
, on the South coast of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
It houses "Babs
Babs (Land speed record car)
Babs was the land speed record car built and driven by John Parry-Thomas. It was powered by a 27-litre Liberty aero-engine.Babs began as 'Chitty 4', one of Count Louis Zborowski's series of aero-engined cars named 'Chitty Bang Bang'. As it was built at Zborowski's estate of Higham Park near...
", the land speed record
Land speed record
The land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C flying start regulations are used, officiated by regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération...
car in which J. G. Parry-Thomas was killed. After 40 years of burial on the beach at Pendine Sands
Pendine Sands
Pendine Sands is a length of beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches from Gilman Point in the west to Laugharne Sands in the east. The village of Pendine is situated near the western end of Pendine Sands....
, 'Babs' was excavated and restored by Owen Wyn Owen
Owen Wyn Owen
Owen Wyn Owen is an automobile restorer and mechanic. He lives in Capel Curig, Snowdonia. His working life was spent as a lecturer in engineering at Bangor University, but he is best known for his outside achievements.-Restoration of Babs:...
.