Babs was the land speed record car built and driven by John Parry-Thomas.

It has been rumored that the high engine cover required Parry-Thomas to drive with his head tilted to one side.

During a later record attempt at Pendine Sands, Wales on 3 March 1927, the car went out of control at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

Following the inquest into Thomas's death, Babs's seats were slashed, the glass in the dials smashed, and the car was buried in the sand dunes at Pendine.

Later investigation of the recovered wreckage suggested, instead, that a failure of the rear right-hand wheel may have caused the accident.

The site of the burial was identified from old photographs, but it was found to be within the perimeter of the MoD Pendine military range.

The car was later successfully demonstrated in front of the world press and television on an airfield near RAF Valley, Anglesey.