The Bluebird Project

I don't know if anyone was following this, but a vehicle with a strikingly familiar name has just claimed a land speed record for Britain, in this case for wind powered cars. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7968860.stm How come every fast craft seems to end in "bird"?-Lockheed Black...

Mike Bull wrote:Actually, I think you'll find that it costs £1,652.93p to sit on K7's new seat; all monies payable to 'M R Bull', please.

Cheap at twice the price!-cost me nearly that for a trip on the "Sally B" B17!

If folk were happy to pay a shilling in 1955 to see Bluebird how much would they be prepared to pay in 2011? Wouldn't go that way Ernie-5p in 1955 is now worth the princely sum of £2:49 according to my then and now programme!-probably around £7.50 to £10:00 would be nearer to the true price of a cr...

Anyone got any thoughts about a new canopy for K7?-I seem to recall that someone has an original one hanging around somewhere-If we can blag it that is!-otherwise what road do we follow?Original plexiglass as in 1967 or a modern material,less liable to suffer uv damage and scratching-or have I just...

Surely, this must be the best forum on the web. over 200 members and still going strong on interesting posts. Many congratulations to whoever started it. All because of one man and his derring-do with a rather fast boat!! I'm off for a pint tonight, so I will raise my glass to the Donald and wish h...

Mike Bull wrote:Thank you tato, and welcome!

Do not worry, most of the guys on the team do not seem to speak English anyway!

Aye-Geordies and sweaty socks!

[quote="Ernie Lazenby"]I agree Mike and thats what is likely to happen. If I shove and push I think I can get K7 into the back of my Focus with the back seats down and I may just get either Bud or Slo Mo along side with care. Probably Slo Mo because as you know that was the seminal hydro. ...

think k7 should run again on any english lake if coniston is unavailable! no disrepect to our antipodean cousins who saw the "bluebird twins" finest hours. but they; and donald, were very british! We got lakes in Scotland too!-only we call em Lochs-K3 actually ran on Loch Lomond in the 30...

And theres always that wee stretch of water with the Beastie in it outside Inverness-well it's in the UK innit?-no speed limit,very long but don't sink anything in it-mega deep!-

Yeah-could always get that McCartney fella to sing "Bluebird" with a polystyrene cup in front of him!