Date: 22/04/2026 23:19:26
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2383427
Subject: re: Old Photos
Kenelm Lee Guinness, of the Irish brewing family, was a noted racing car driver of the early years, shown here in a 1922 Grand Prix Sunbeam.
Below that is a caricature from a 1923 motoring magazine.
Unfortunately, in the following year, Guinness was involved in a crash that put an end to his racing. His mechanic was killed and he himself suffered head injuries, after which he was never quite the same.
He gassed himself in 1937 at the age of 49.
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