Viz, Babs was a car that Parry Thomas attempted the Land Speed Record in at Pendine Sands, South Wales, in April 1925. Went out of control at 120mph and Thomas was killed. In the end the car was buried on the beach, and dug up in 1969.

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensgwo/carsv2.htm (towards the bottom of the page)