Kaye Don

Kaye Don

KAYE DON d1981. Speed pioneer of the 1930s. Following the death of Henry Segrave, his record breaking speed boat Miss England 2 was salvaged and repaired. In this and the subsequent Miss England 3, Kaye Don raised the water-speed record to 119mph in 1931 and 32. The breaker of many landspeed records at Brooklands in his famous Sunbeam Silver Bullet and Tigress machines. His racing career ended unfortunately in 1934 in the Isle of Man, following an accident in which his mechanic was sadly killed. Following this incident, he spent four months in prison on a charge of manslaughter. He was released on medical grounds on 10th December 1934. During the 1940s Kaye Don established and developed Ambassador Motorcycles. The company produced many different models until it was taken over by DMW in 1962 and he retired. He died in Surrey aged 90 on 29th August 1981

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Kaye Don

Reference Number. 14220C

£128.00

A good original vintage circa 1929 autograph book page, clearly signed in ink by Kaye Don

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Kaye Don

Reference Number. 12500

£175.00

A rare original typed letter on his own headed paper dated May 15th 1933, clearly signed in ink at the conclusion by Kaye Don

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