During this same period there were three other units built, two 109" units and one 88". These vehicles were built in S. San Francisco in conjunction with Western Fire Fighting Equipment. All three Land Rovers were shipped to Hawaii, the 109’s to the Big Island where they were part of the Mauna Kia Beach Hotel until just a few years ago, while the 88" was on Maui doing airport service. A Mr. Peter Ogilvie now owns the remains of one of the 109" units, and has since spotted the 88" on the Big Island as well! Note: I have no pictures of these vehicles, but do have 8mm movies showing them in Hawaii. Also of interest… Prior to shipping the units, my Dad drove a 109"home one evening, and I was treated with a ride, lights and siren and all!

The Bluebrid was powered by a Bristol-Siddeley "Proteus" jet engine, in order to start the record breaker five special Land Rovers were required. One was an 88" Minimax fire truck, capable of extinguishing jet fuel fires. Two 109s truck cabs carried special equipment in the form of extra HD 24-volt batteries, an 8-kilowatt generator (driven from the pto), and a 100 psi compressor to feed portable high output fans, in addition to numerous instruments for start-up.

Since Bluebird had no on-board starter, one of these vehicles was stationed at each end of the 11-mile course. Another 109" would carry electronic measuring instruments, by which it was possible to record speed and air temperature, both in and out of the jet engine. Campbell would not break the speed record at Bonneville, but would go on to set one Down-Under.