Golden Arrow (car)
Golden Arrow is a land speed record racer that was built in Britain to regain the world land speed record from the United States. Henry Segrave drove the car at 231.45 mph (372.46 km/h) in March 1929 on Daytona Beach, exceeding the previous record by 24 mph (39 km/h).
| Golden Arrow | |
|---|---|
The Irving-Napier Golden Arrow at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu | |
| Overview | |
| Production | One-off (1928) |
| Designer | Jack Irving |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | front-engined land speed record car |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 925 hp, 23.9 litre naturally aspirated Napier Lion W12 aero engine, ice cooling, no radiator |
| Transmission | 3-speed, final drive through twin driveshafts running either side of driver |
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