Donald Campbell Signed Bluebird K7 Photograph.

CAMPBELL, Donald.

$2,750.00

Item Number: 131544

Sepia-tone photograph of the water speed record-breaking Bluebird K7 at speed inscribed by pilot Donald Campbell, “To G.M. Williams With best wishes from Donald Campbell.” The recipient, Gwynn Mathews Williams, owned the Waterhead Filling Station on Lake Windermere, the largest natural lake in England where several water speed records were broken, from 1953 until the early 1960’s. Accompanied by the original typed letter signed by Campbell. In near fine condition. Rare.

Donald Campbell set seven water speed records in Bluebird K7 between July 1955 and December 1964, the first of which was at Ullswater on 23 July 1955, with four further records set on Coniston Water between September 1956 and May 1959.