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

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on his first day at Wetherby boys school in London

Two coachmen threaten each other with their whips while two women have fallen over a wheelbarrow

An angry policeman stands by the boy and the pedal car

The front of the prison with its imposing entrance is shown filling the entire composition

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.