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04-08-2018, 06:47 PM
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Bluebird Restored

The iconic boat has been restored. Donald Campbell was attempting to break speed record when it crashed on Coniston Water in 1967. The aim is to take her back, near to were the accident occurred.
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04-08-2018, 07:17 PM
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Fantastic news .....

It's taken an enormous amount of work - Lead engineer Bill Smith, said

"This project is 22 years old this year.

"We've been 15 years in the rebuild - five years to strip down, catalogue and clean, and ten years since we set the first rivet to bring her back to this condition.

"This is a fully working machine, completely original. This is the vehicle that Donald Campbell drove."



The craft is set to undergo a battery of tests on Loch Fad over the coming weeks before it returns to Coniston next year, where it is expected to run at speed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...-west-45068703
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04-08-2018, 07:44 PM
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I was only 9 when Donald Campbell died but.....I remember it

The restoration of Bluebird must have been a real labour of love, congratulations to all those involved.
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Hi

An amazing labour of love.
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05-08-2018, 08:14 PM
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Glad they are only testing not tempted to speed. What a magnificent craft she is.

https://news.sky.com/story/bluebird-...pbell-11462505
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They have done an amazing job considering this is how it looked before.
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05-08-2018, 08:33 PM
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This link explains what happened on the day.

http://www.ruskinmuseum.com/content/...d-k7-crash.php

I hope they put her on display, something most definitely worth going to see.
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25-08-2018, 07:22 PM
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A 1/2 hour film, Bluebird: The Afterlife being shown on Sky News. Repeated tonight 8.30pm - 9.00pm.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-progra...the-afterlife/
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26-08-2018, 10:35 PM
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There are some differences about the future of Bluebird, hope they can come to an amicable decision.

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co....coniston-soon/
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hope they're not gonna race her again - she's jinxed!!
 
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