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John Godfrey Parry-Thomas (6 April 1884 – 3 March 1927) was a Welsh engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the land speed record. He was the first driver to be killed in pursuit of the land speed record.
To cap it all Henry Seagrave posted a speed of 152.33 mph. In April 1926 Babs was transported back to Pendine at Shell-Mex's expense for another attempt. After a couple of warm-up runs Parry-Thomas achieved a speed of 169.30. A day later he pushed the record over the 170 mph mark.
Jul 7, 2014 · IThe late J. G. Parry-Thomas, who was killed while attempting to raise his own ” Land Speed Record ” at Pendine Sands in 1927, is still remembered as one of the most famous and picturesque figures that the Sport has produced.
Apr 15, 2021 · THE story of John Godfrey Parry-Thomas is a thrilling and sad one. Having at one time held the land speed record, he also has the inevitable record of being the first driver to be killed in trying to achieve it.
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 '.
Mar 16, 2018 · John Godfrey Parry-Thomas, son of a curate from Wrexham, was born on April 6th 1884. He quickly became interested in technology, and in 1902 he went to London to study electrical engineering.
The story of Welsh engineer John Parry-Thomas, who challenged the Brooklands elite for the Land Speed Record in the 1920s in the real-life Chitty Chitty Bang...
