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2. Babs (land speed record car) - Wikipedia

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   Babs was the land speed record car built and driven by John Parry-Thomas. It was powered by a 27-litre Liberty L-12 aero-engine. Babs began as 'Chitty 4', one of Count Louis Zborowski's series of aero-engined cars named 'Chitty Bang Bang'. As it was built at Zborowski's estate of Higham Park near Canterbury, it was also known as the Higham Special.

3. J. G. Parry-Thomas - Wikipedia

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   Babs at Pendine in 1926. By 1925 Parry-Thomas realised that commercial success required a higher profile than Brooklands could offer, and switched his attention to the land speed record. He acquired the Higham Special from the estate of the deceased Louis Zborowski and rebuilt the car with

4. Chitty Bang Bang - Wikipedia

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   Chitty 4, also known as the Higham Special, had the largest engine of Louis Zborowski's cars, powered by a 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 litres capacity, with a gearbox and chain-drive from a pre-war Blitzen Benz.

5. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - Wikipedia

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   Ben Selleck's car dealership, in Temecula, California, is failing, so he hires a mercenary, Don Ready. They have 211 cars to sell over the 4th of July weekend. Don's team of Babs, Jibby, and Brent promise him they will make the dealership a profit over the weekend. On the first day the crowds gather for hot dogs and other gimmicks.

6. British land speed record - Wikipedia

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   The car was unable to make a return run so the one-way record remains an unofficial one. (Sources: UK Speed Record Club, FAST Facts. RACMSA) On 20 September 2006, Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond reached a peak speed of 314 mph (505 km/h) whilst being taught to drive the Vampire jet car. It was not a record attempt, and no official MSA or FIA ...

7. List of best-selling automobiles - Wikipedia

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   The bestselling car in America in a single year, with 1,046,514 sold in 1965 including the Impala SS. [53] Hybrid electric vehicle: 2017 Toyota Prius: Toyota Prius: 1997–present 5,000,000 in four generations up to September 2022. [110] Combined sales of the Prius family nameplate totaled over 6,000,000 units in January 2017. [111]