Chester Special #1 Jeep NX12930
Chester Special #1 Jeep NX12930 formula one racer; race number 89 - Information:"Special #1" Designed and built in 1932 by Art Chester, powered by a 125hp Menasco C-4S; span: 16'8" length: 15'0", for the 1933-35 Nationals competitions, registered as NR12930 and flown by Art Chester. Modified with new wings as" Jeep" for 1936-37 races. Original airframe was donated to EAA, and was reportedly undergoing Ray Goss restoration in 1997. Named after Eugene the Jeep, a character in the "Popeye" comic strip (aka "Thimble Theatre")
Picture No
13100216
Media ID
47748450
Size
5906px x 2832px
(4.5MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed Photograph - original negative acquired from the WILL BLUNT collection
Date
circa 1949
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