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The car was owned by Chuk Williams. He designed, built and paid for the materials himself. Here's the PR from 2011 when he delivered it to Cyclone to install the engine: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110125006433/en/Cyclone-Williams-Steam-Powered-Speedster-Races-Starting-Line-World
That's Harry Shoell on the left and Chuk Williams on the right.
Cyclone had provided Chuk with a mock-up engine and Chuk re-engineered and rebuilt his car to fit it. It's the round grey thing behind the driver's seat.
As part of the deal Cyclone built the body for the car and written into the contract was that the body would belong to Chuk.
Cyclone never provided a working engine and Chuk was getting eager to actually run his car, so he ended the partnership in 2012. Harry Schoell actually sued Chuk claiming Chuk stole Harry's property (i.e., the car body). The suit ended when Chuk gave the body back. That's why the car ran at Bonneville in 2012 with no body.
After Chuk built a new body for his car, Harry sold the old one on Ebay for $3150, claiming it cost (Cyclone shareholders) $70,000 to make. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Land-Speed-Record-LSR-Streamliner-Fiberglass-Car-Body-/251430846090?nma=true&si=HDj0Fog5vpRRD66U%252FQuS6cab4RU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
The car was designed, built and owned by Chuk Williams. Harry Schoell promised to deliver a working engine, which he never did. Those facts, however, didn't stop Harry Schoell from telling people it was his car. E.g., from a magazine interview in 2011: http://www.editinternational.com/photos.php?id=4dc2dab2a8d90
"Cyclone says their car will do well over 200 miles an hour when they race it on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in late summer."
That's Harry Shoell on the left and Chuk Williams on the right.
Cyclone had provided Chuk with a mock-up engine and Chuk re-engineered and rebuilt his car to fit it. It's the round grey thing behind the driver's seat.
As part of the deal Cyclone built the body for the car and written into the contract was that the body would belong to Chuk.
Cyclone never provided a working engine and Chuk was getting eager to actually run his car, so he ended the partnership in 2012. Harry Schoell actually sued Chuk claiming Chuk stole Harry's property (i.e., the car body). The suit ended when Chuk gave the body back. That's why the car ran at Bonneville in 2012 with no body.
After Chuk built a new body for his car, Harry sold the old one on Ebay for $3150, claiming it cost (Cyclone shareholders) $70,000 to make. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Land-Speed-Record-LSR-Streamliner-Fiberglass-Car-Body-/251430846090?nma=true&si=HDj0Fog5vpRRD66U%252FQuS6cab4RU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
The car was designed, built and owned by Chuk Williams. Harry Schoell promised to deliver a working engine, which he never did. Those facts, however, didn't stop Harry Schoell from telling people it was his car. E.g., from a magazine interview in 2011: http://www.editinternational.com/photos.php?id=4dc2dab2a8d90
"Cyclone says their car will do well over 200 miles an hour when they race it on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in late summer."
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