Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-height 2869 taffeta and velvet

taffeta and velvet

a beefeater and a boatman

In the foreground figures stand on decorated ships and barges looking towards the dome of St Paul's Cathedral

flanked by figures in ceremonial costume and figures seated in the choir and the south transept

Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-height 2869 taffeta and velvetCaptain 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.