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First glimpse of reborn Bluebird | First glimpse of reborn Bluebird |
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Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 has been painstakingly reassembled more than 40 years after it crashed. | Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 has been painstakingly reassembled more than 40 years after it crashed. |
Campbell died in 1967 on Coniston Water in Cumbria, while trying to break a speed record. | Campbell died in 1967 on Coniston Water in Cumbria, while trying to break a speed record. |
Diver Bill Smith and his team have been restoring the craft since salvaging it from the lake in 2001. | Diver Bill Smith and his team have been restoring the craft since salvaging it from the lake in 2001. |
Bluebird's distinctive shape is once again recognisable, although it will not be back in full working order until at least 2009. | Bluebird's distinctive shape is once again recognisable, although it will not be back in full working order until at least 2009. |
And it will need to be disassembled before the final rebuild can begin, according to Mr Smith, who is restoring the boat at his workshop in North Shields. | And it will need to be disassembled before the final rebuild can begin, according to Mr Smith, who is restoring the boat at his workshop in North Shields. |
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He said: "We just wanted to make sure we had all the parts and that they all fitted together properly. | He said: "We just wanted to make sure we had all the parts and that they all fitted together properly. |
"We haven't yet put the engine in or connected all the instruments up, but those bits are easy compared to the work we've done so far. | "We haven't yet put the engine in or connected all the instruments up, but those bits are easy compared to the work we've done so far. |
"Once we've let people have a look at it, we'll be taking it apart again, cleaning everything and treating it to make sure it lasts a long time. And painting it blue." | "Once we've let people have a look at it, we'll be taking it apart again, cleaning everything and treating it to make sure it lasts a long time. And painting it blue." |
Approximately 98% of the original boat has been recovered and repaired in minute detail, despite the wreckage being strewn across the lake bed. | Approximately 98% of the original boat has been recovered and repaired in minute detail, despite the wreckage being strewn across the lake bed. |
The new Bluebird Wing of The Ruskin Museum at Coniston, where the boat will eventually be displayed, is also nearing completion. | The new Bluebird Wing of The Ruskin Museum at Coniston, where the boat will eventually be displayed, is also nearing completion. |
On Wednesday, a pair of cast metal "Donald Campbell" nameplates, previously fitted to a diesel train named after the famous record breaker, will be presented to the museum by Virgin Trains. | On Wednesday, a pair of cast metal "Donald Campbell" nameplates, previously fitted to a diesel train named after the famous record breaker, will be presented to the museum by Virgin Trains. |
Once the restoration is completed, the team hopes to drive the boat on Coniston before it becomes a permanent exhibit. | Once the restoration is completed, the team hopes to drive the boat on Coniston before it becomes a permanent exhibit. |
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