MODEL CAR TO ATTEMPT WORLD SPEED RECORD.—A model car built by a British firm is to attempt the world speed record for model cars. The car had to be modelled on the lines of a modern sports car with a minimum wheel base of only 14 inches. The engine and the car were designed-by Mr Basil Charles Miles, of Electronic Developments (Surrey) Ltd., and were built at their Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, works. Mr Miles with the model car of which he is the designer. He also designed the engine which can be been inside the body. This speed record car was designed and built in three weeks to demonstrate the capabilities of these small 2.49 c.c. Diesel engines.

Grey River Argus, 31 May 1948, Page 8

MODEL CAR TO ATTEMPT WORLD SPEED RECORD.—A model car built by a British firm is to attempt the world speed record for model cars. The car had to be modelled on the lines of a modern sports car with a minimum wheel base of only 14 inches. The engine and the car were designed-by Mr Basil Charles Miles, of Electronic Developments (Surrey) Ltd., and were built at their Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, works. Mr Miles with the model car of which he is the designer. He also designed the engine which can be been inside the body. This speed record car was designed and built in three weeks to demonstrate the capabilities of these small 2.49 c.c. Diesel engines.