George Eyston’s Thunderbolt - Land Speed’s Missing Monster

The story of George Eyston’s 1937 monster land speed car Thunderbolt and why it’s all but forgotten today. FURTHER READING I buy a lot of books! Here are a selection of books that have inspired me or have been useful in my research. Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below. Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Quest for Speed by Richard Noble Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America’s Speed King by John Baechtel Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley The History Of Speed by Martin Roach Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell’s Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller Crusader: John Cobb’s ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter Oxygen Garden by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence () Source: Artist: Archive: AP, Pathe, University of Utah, Flight Magazine, Rolls Royce, Spencer, Peter Sargent, Powers/BCM, GP Library, National Motor Museum, Derby Silk Mill Museum, RIBA, NYPL, Alexander Turnbull Library, Science Museum, Autocar and unknown sources, used under Fair Deal / Fair Use.