Land Speed record-breaking Blue Bird ready to roar back to life

Sir Malcolm Campbell's record-breaking 345bhp Sunbeam is due to be fired up at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu tomorrow.

At precisely 12 noon, the gargantuan 17.6-litre V12 engine - that has been lovingly restored over a 2,000 hour period - will bark back into life, emitting a sound that hasn't been heard for more than 50 years.