Record-breaking British Steam Car visit's Goodyear, Birmingham.

Jan 15 2010 by Edward Stephens, Birmingham Mail

THE 148-mile-per-hour British Steam Car team paid a special visit to Goodyear in Erdington to thank the firm for backing it in its successful record-breaking runs.

Staff braved the cold to take a close look at the unique vehicle which took more than ten years to develop and has 12 boilers.

The car broke the land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle with an average speed of 139.843mph over two consecutive runs over a measured mile last year at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The following day it broke a second record by achieving an average speed of 148.308mph over two consecutive runs over a measured kilometre, driven by Don Wales, the nephew of the legendary Donald Campbell.

The car will be at the Autosport International Show at the NEC this weekend.