Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner View of Bell Yard near

View of Bell Yard near Chancery Lane

Dartmouth Street

' A gentleman buys from a strawberry seller

Left to right: Actors Ronald Leigh Hunt (as Julian Radnor)

A street seller playing a trumpet-like instrument

Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner View of Bell Yard nearCaptain 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.