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which he renamed after seeing the play, famously and impetuously knocking up a paint shop owner at night, so as to purchase blue paint before racing at
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For completeness, earlier cars raced by Campbell and named 'Blue Bird' are also listed here. Dates are indicative only.
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racing cars in the 1920s, which in the fashion of the day he had named
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Index


Blue Bird K3
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Donald
land
water
play of that name
Maurice Maeterlinck
Darracq
Flapper
Brooklands
Itala
K4

Campbell-Railton Blue Bird
Darracq
Lorraine-Dietrich
Itala
Sunbeam 350HP
Napier-Campbell Blue Bird
Napier Lion V
Napier-Campbell Blue Bird
Napier Lion VIIA
Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird
Campbell-Railton Blue Bird
Rolls-Royce R
Chrysler Six Model B-70

Bluebird-Proteus CN7
Bluebird-Proteus CN7

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