a 1935 Riley Kestrel, alone and unloved in Holland was chosen to be the eye magnet for marketing beer... it's working! Then they decided to land speed race it!

Nigel McNally founder and CEO of Brookfield Drinks and The Kestrel Brewing Co (Scotland), said: “Plenty of people told us we couldn’t do it. We have had setbacks and issues, particularly with the aerodynamics"

The car, with trademark fastback styling, had not been touched since 1965 when Nigel and Joel found it.

It's now powered by a specially modified 2.5 litre, 5-cylinder engine capable of 992bhp.

It achieved 7 land-speed records at Elvington Racetrack in June 2021, and is prepped for the June 17th 200mph record attempt..

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c033jx085nwo

https://theflyingkestrel.com/

https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/people/bedfordshire-duo-break-uk-land-speed-record-with-historic-run-in-classic-car-3285229?r=8940

https://www.facebook.com/theflyingkestrel

https://www.facebook.com/theflyingkestrel/photos_by