What kind of engine was used in Bluebird?
The engine, a Proteus 705, was specially modified to have a drive shaft at each end of the engine, to separate fixed ratio gearboxes on each axle. Campbell demonstrated his Bluebird CN7 Land Speed Record car at Goodwood Circuit in July 1960, at its initial public launch and again in July 1962.
What kind of car was the Bluebird CN7?
The Bluebird-Proteus CN7 was a technologically advanced wheel-driven land speed record-breaking car, driven by Donald Campbell, built in 1960 and rebuilt in 1962. The design concept was certainly simple. Take a jet engine – run drive shafts out of each end to the front and rear axles and build a steel frame to house the engine driver and wheels.
Why was the first Proteus Bluebird wrecked at Bonneville?
Andrew Mustard, the Dunlop technician who had accompanied Campbell when the first Proteus Bluebird was wrecked at Bonneville, found that in some parts of Madigan Gulf the salt was heavily intermixed with sand, deposited on it when the surface was damp, a circumstance which normally occurs, strangely enough, during the heat of the afternoon.
What kind of engine did the Datsun Bluebird have?
The production version was powered by DAT’s own four-cylinder, side-valve engine of 495 cc. It (and the inauspicious “DATSON” name, with “son” being close to 損, the Japanese word for “loss”) was replaced by the Datsun Type 11 in 1932. The 1932 Datsun Type 11 was a small car with a 495 cc, 10 HP side valve engine and a three speed transmission.
When did Nissan stop making the Bluebird car?
That car was replaced in 1986 by the Nissan Pintara. It would be replaced by the successive Bluebird, also called Pintara, until 1992; then the range was brought in line with the Japanese model, for the U13 series from 1993 to 1997.
When did the Datsun Bluebird 310 come out?
The Datsun Bluebird which debuted in August 1959 was an all-new car, and was available in Japan at the dealership sales channel Nissan Bluebird Store. The 310 series had a 1 L engine from the 210 model. The 310 was built from 1960 to 1963.
When did the Nissan Bluebird T12 come out?
The T12 and the later T72 Nissan Bluebird, is a third-generation Auster, rebadged and sold in Europe. The T12 was introduced in Europe in 1985 as a replacement for the U11 Bluebird. From July 1986, the T12 was assembled from parts shipped in from Japan, at Washington, England.