Solved -PJ85- The Golden Eagle\ Thunderbowl Comet

Ray B. · December 22, 2009, 12:44:02 PM

It does not look very much like the car. It's exactly the car.
That's what I like here. Thanks, neilshouse!

Paul Jaray · October 10, 2010, 07:01:05 AM

Front view:

faksta · October 10, 2010, 09:52:41 AM

as always, PJ!

Paul Jaray · December 10, 2010, 05:27:06 PM

Any idea?

streamliner · April 11, 2011, 07:50:01 PM

It's a small world afterall. After trying to find out what this car is, you guys already knew! So here's a few more. That's Alex Tremulis in the driver's seat. Pete Politis, his brother-in-law, looking over the engine. Anyone recognize who is in the side shot??? These look to be from around 1970ish in Acton, CA, near Highway 14, just as Anton Krivanek described.

So my guess is that Krivanek told MacMinn. MacMinn called his good friend Tremulis. Tremulis got Politis (who was also in the crew for the Gyronaut land speed record motorcycle) and they went to check it out on a road trip. Tremulis is wearing his Triumph Gyronaut pit crew jacket - very appropriate. Tremulis would also have been able to recognize any Cord L29 parts used on the car as he was Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg's chief stylist in 1936/37 when this was being built. I'll keep searching, but it's possible he knew about it back in the day. That clay model is very intriguing. So, where is it today???

Allemano · April 12, 2011, 02:17:05 AM

Ray B. · June 27, 2011, 09:26:34 AM

What about another period pic, lads?.
Here is a new one thanks to Charlie Beesley's blog <<< link removed >>>

Allemano · June 27, 2011, 09:29:46 AM

Coincidentally I was just watching it at another 'place' that very moment.

Paul Jaray · October 11, 2012, 04:37:05 PM

...and another view:

SACO · October 22, 2012, 04:23:57 AM

Please respond and identify this car , for 1 point !

Paul Jaray · October 22, 2012, 06:02:16 AM

PM sent!

SACO · October 30, 2012, 02:21:17 AM

Experts ?

RayTheRat · October 30, 2012, 04:04:50 AM

It's the 1936 Thunderbowl Comet aka the 1936 Golden Eagle from the movie called "Speed" (which I've never seen), but it's a multi-time duplicate here.

No points for me on this one.

Here's one of many photos of it:

SACO · October 30, 2012, 05:12:29 AM

OK , I found PJ85 !
Merged with it ?

Otto Puzzell · October 30, 2012, 05:40:03 AM

Standard practice here is to let re-posts - if identified as such - to run in the Rooke section, and them merge them with the original posts.

Ray B. · November 24, 2012, 04:12:18 AM

And another...

Otto Puzzell · February 10, 2020, 04:47:21 AM

or...

Harry Fengler's Falcon with which he hopes to better Eyston's 24-hour distance record. Captain George Eyston, ace British driver, established what was said to be the first official world speed record for Diesel-powered cars, when he drove his Ricardo 12-cylinder Diesel over Bonneville Salt Beds, Utah, at a speed of 158.87 m.p.h. April 30 (1936 - Motor Age May 1936 pp.42-43

SACO · January 10, 2021, 12:17:42 PM

What is this car ? for 1point

SACO · January 20, 2021, 02:55:37 AM

Experts !

hermanoto · January 20, 2021, 03:00:04 AM

Alluminium Rocket Car, based on a Rolls Royce chassis.
One of four 'movie -props' for Buck Roger's serials.
Build by Martin Aircraft Company.
Used in the movie "Speed"1937

fromwien · January 20, 2021, 03:01:41 AM

Golden Eagle, Ted Ellis, respectively Thunderbowl Comet, based on a Cord L29, movie 'Speed'

fromwien · January 20, 2021, 03:17:55 AM

Built by Harlan Fengler for MGM Filmstudios, 1936

fromwien · January 20, 2021, 03:21:51 AM

picture attached

SACO · January 20, 2021, 07:34:15 AM

A complicated story
The Falcon was built in 1936 by Harlan Fengler for the film "SPEED"
The car makes various tests for speed records, with different engines (including the Cord L29 ); and with different names: Golden eagle special and Thunderbolt Comet

SACO · January 20, 2021, 08:22:28 AM

Sorry but it is necessary to give 1 point to each ( hermanoto and fromwien ) !

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Solved -PJ85- The Golden Eagle\ Thunderbowl Comet

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