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- And the guy who had built the awesome Lake Tahoe King, “Thunderbird”. Airplane engines on a fast motor yacht. But WWII got him worried the USG would commandeer. So, hire a mining engineering company to blast a long tunnel up under his home so the yacht was safe form prying eyes.
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It's a nice boat but I want to see the tunnel it would fit in.
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The house had many secret passage ways including this 600’0″ long tunnel that connected the house to the boat dock where workers moved in supplies.
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https://michaelbbishop.wordpress.com...derbird-lodge/
One yard wide tunnel, P-38 engines:
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/en...g-new-engines/
I don't know what this flathead dual-spark V-12 is from but I like the detailing:
http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2018...s-all-records/