Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner with figures on the waterside

with figures on the waterside and boats on the water

a coach and horses being ferried across the River Thames

View of wash house court

A smaller brother or sister is in the passenger seat

Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner with figures on the watersideCaptain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car, 1937. Eyston set three Land Speed Records in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, the fastest being 357. 49 mph on 16th September, 1938. The record changed hands several times between Eyston and fellow Briton John Cobb in the late 1930s. Here the car is seen partially assembled, surrounded by mechanics and onlookers.