Golden Hawk jet car dressed for speed
Nick Boos from Total Control Art Works in Abbotsford looks over his painting handiwork as the Golden Hawk Streamliner is loaded onto a trailer for the trip to the Utah Salt Flats.
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When Nick Boos heard that a new paint job was needed for the Golden Hawk Streamliner, he was quick to volunteer his services.
The owner of Abbotsford-based Total Control Art Works signed on immediately.
“I actually heard about it two years ago and was supposed to paint it then,” he says.
Plans were delayed but finally, two weeks ago, the car arrived in Abbotsford for its paint job.
The Golden Hawk is a project of Surrey’s Randy Pierce.
He and his team have been working for over a year on the jet car, which they hope will travel up to 500 km/h to set a new land speed record.
While the jet car will move fast, organizers also wanted it to look fast and that’s where Boos comes in.
“I like volunteering my time on projects like this,” says the local artist.
“I’ve done it before.”
Boos volunteered his talents to do all the pin striping on the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Services “Fire Bug” Volkswagen.
“I worked with the guys from 360 Fabrication on the project – it was a good cause.”
The Golden Hawk Streamliner has now been shipped to Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats as part of Speed Week (Aug. 11-17), where they will make their record-breaking attempt.
Boos is hopeful it sets a new record – and looks good doing it.
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