The name Blue Bird was originally inspired by the play of that name by Maurice Maeterlinck and the vehicles were painted a shade of pale blue.
Malcolm Campbell had a succession of Darracq racing cars in the 1920s. In 1925, he also raced an Itala at Brooklands with the name 'The Blue Bird' painted on the bonnet.
The Hydroplane K4 began life as Malcolm's "Blue Bird", but when Donald decided to use her in 1949, after his father's death, he renamed her "Bluebird".
- The Bluebird-Proteus CN7 was a technologically advanced wheel-driven land speed record-breaking car, driven by Donald Campbell, built in 1960 and rebuilt in 1962.
- Bluebird Mach 1.1 (CMN-8) was a design for a rocket-powered supersonic land speed record car, planned by Donald Campbell but thwarted by his subsequent death during a water seed record attempt in Bluebird K in early 1967.
Bluebird DC50 electric sports car
The BluebirdDC50, a two door sports car with horse power ranging from 240 bhp to 360 bhp. The DC50 pays tribute to bluebird's past land and water speed record vehicles. The DC50's creator, Don Wales, grandson of Malcom Campbell and nephew of Donald Campbell, has contested the electric powered land speed record.
Unfortunately, Bluebird DC50 electric sports car remains ghost to people which had launch in 2014 to mark 50 years since Donald Campbell's land and water speed runs.
"I wish, if I could get chance to rebuilt the Bluebird. "
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