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"Rested, fed and watered and 180 miles under our belt we set of on the final leg to Beaulieu. Arriving late in the
afternoon we proceeded to unload the vehicles. When it was the turn of the K7 to be winched down the ramp we were asked to wait for a short while 'a last minute change of plan' they said. So we waited."
"Eventually, for whatever reason it may have been, we were informed that the K7 would not be staying at Beaulieu and could it be taken to the home of Donald Campbell in Horley, Surrey. We agreed and did exactly that: and the rest became history", concluded Eric.
In a period of just over three months, Robert Walker
Haulage transported the Bluebirds safely over more that 600 miles.
The CN7 to this very day resides at the National Motor Museum in Hampshire, where it can be viewed and is considered by some the flagship of the museum.
In 1967, Donald Campbell attempted to better his own world water speed record on Lake Coniston, England, in the K7. Tragically he died when reaching his previous
record of 276.3 m.p.h. the K7 reared up and before it completely somersaulted he is heard to have said over the radio: "She's going-she's going-I'm almost on my back!"
Many thanks to Truck & Van Mart magazine for reporting on this case.
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