Comet "Panther" race car kit; remember it?

[Wickersham Humble]

Comet products sold this Bonneville-type 1/24 racer in the late 'fifties; there is one on eBay, but... very spendy, for me.  I had one, barely recall it now, but still have one wheel and tire (sorta' slot mag, with real rubber Firestone Super Sports profile tire) and a decal set only in my stash.  I wonder if any glue-bomb examples are out there, available for trade?

It was a rear-engine bubble-canopy type LSR-style car, in white plastic; the box art looks very like the more available Monogram "Firebolt" string racer, jet powered with either Jetex pyrotechnic engine, or a CO2 cartridge, either of which were certain to result in a destroyed model kit in no time at all.  I know; we tried it with the Jetex once, and a handful of partially-melted, partially shattered plastic was our big result.  Oh well, the dream of youth... !  The Panther was battery powered, like so many motorized kits of that era, and apparently came with the electric motor, etc.  Not all did; my Strombecker 1/24 Reventlow "Scarab" kit was set up for a motor and batts, but they were optional at extra cost.

I'd be interested in sourcing a 'Panther' but not for a C-note, alas.  Alternately, I have the two parts available...   Wick