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- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) abstract "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 Canterbury, it was also known as the Higham Special. Using a 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 litres capacity, with a gearbox and chain-drive from a pre-war Blitzen Benz, it was the largest capacity racing car ever to run at Brooklands. Still not fully developed by the time of Zborowski's death in 1924, it was purchased from his estate by J.G. Parry-Thomas for the sum of £125.Parry-Thomas rechristened the car Babs and rebuilt it with four Zenith carburettors and his own design of pistons. In April 1926, Parry-Thomas used the car to break the land speed record at 171.02 mph (273.6 km/h). Babs used exposed chains (covered by a fairing) to take power to the drive wheels. It has been rumored that the high engine cover required Parry-Thomas to drive with his head tilted to one side. This story is not true; photographs show that the driver could see straight ahead.During a later record attempt at Pendine Sands, Wales on 3 March 1927, the car went out of control at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The car rolled over and Thomas was killed. Following the inquest into Thomas's death, Babs was buried in the sand dunes at Pendine.At the time it was speculated that Thomas may have been decapitated by the drive chain. Later investigation of the recovered wreckage suggested instead, that the rear right-hand wheel had failed, overturning Babs.".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designCompany Clive_Gallop.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designCompany J._G._Parry-Thomas.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designCompany Louis_Zborowski.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer Clive_Gallop.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer J._G._Parry-Thomas.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer Louis_Zborowski.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) engine Babs_(land_speed_record_car)__1.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) thumbnail Parry_Thomas_and_Babs,_Pendine,_April_1926_(Our_Generation,_1938).jpg?width=300.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) transmission "final drive by exposed externalchain-drive".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageID "16620747".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageLength "4477".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageOutDegree "32".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageRevisionID "687503244".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Aero-engined_car.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Aircraft_engine.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Blitzen_Benz.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Brooklands.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Canterbury.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Category:1926_in_motorsport.
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- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Automobiles_powered_by_aircraft_engines.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Wheel-driven_land_speed_record_cars.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Chain_drive.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Chitty_Bang_Bang.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Clive_Gallop.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Higham_Park.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink J._G._Parry-Thomas.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Land_speed_record.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Liberty_L-12.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Louis_Zborowski.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Owen_Wyn_Owen.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Pendine_Museum_of_Speed.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink Pendine_Sands.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink V12_engine.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLink File:Babs.jpg.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLinkText "''Babs''".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Babs (land speed record car)".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Babs".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) aka Chitty_Bang_Bang.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) aka "Higham Special".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) bodyStyle "open-wheel, front-engined racing car.".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer J._G._Parry-Thomas.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer "& Count Louis Zborowski".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) designer "originally Clive Gallop".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) engine Aircraft_engine.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) engine Liberty_L-12.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) engine V12_engine.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) name "Babs".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) production "one-off".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) transmission "final drive by exposed external chain-drive".
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- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) subject Category:1926_in_motorsport.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) subject Category:1927_in_motorsport.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) subject Category:Automobiles_powered_by_aircraft_engines.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) subject Category:Wheel-driven_land_speed_record_cars.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) hypernym Car.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) type Automobile.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) type MeanOfTransportation.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) type Car.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) type Redirect.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) type Product.
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- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) comment "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 Canterbury, it was also known as the Higham Special.".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) label "Babs (land speed record car)".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs Q4838021.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs Category:Babs.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs Babs.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs Babs_(Auto).
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs m.03yfgxt.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) sameAs Q4838021.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) wasDerivedFrom Babs_(land_speed_record_car)?oldid=687503244.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) depiction Parry_Thomas_and_Babs,_Pendine,_April_1926_(Our_Generation,_1938).jpg.
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) isPrimaryTopicOf Babs_(land_speed_record_car).
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) name "Babs".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) name "Chitty Bang Bang 4,".
- Babs_(land_speed_record_car) name "Higham Special".