Sunbeam Silver Bullet RPPC Daytona Beach FL 1930 Kaye Don Land Speed Record For Sale

A striking oversized panoramic real-photo postcard of the Sunbeam Silver Bullet on the sands at Daytona Beach, Florida, dated in the negative March 14, 1930, with driver Kaye Don seated in the cockpit and a large crowd of onlookers, photographers and newsreel cameramen gathered behind. The car — designed and built by the Sunbeam Motor Car Co Ltd of Wolverhampton, England — was there for an assault on the world land speed record.

• Subject: Sunbeam Silver Bullet land speed record car, Daytona Beach FL
• Driver Kaye Don named on the car; British Union Jack markings
• Dated in the negative 'Daytona Beach Fla Mar 14 30' with photographer credit 'Coursen'
• Reverse carries a first-hand handwritten message describing the car being worked on the day before a trial run ('24 cylinders & 4400 horsepower', tide low at 3:30, run not for the record as the venue was not clear)
• Written but unmailed; a rare eyewitness account of the event

Oversized panoramic real photo postcard of the Sunbeam Silver Bullet, the one-off twin-engined British land speed record car driven by Kaye Don at Daytona Beach in 1930 — a car that was later broken up for scrap and no longer survives. Dated the day before a record run with an eyewitness message on the back, adding rare firsthand documentary value.

Oversized panoramic real-photo postcard (approx. 9.5 x 3.5 in) on AZO stock, written on the reverse in period ink but never mailed. Bright, sharp image with light age toning and minor edge/handling wear; a couple of small ink flecks on the back.

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