Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottle, Olsonite Eagle 6 Racing Car, 1973
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Bobby Unser drove in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but a broken ignition rotor ended his race on lap 31. Lionstone Distilleries commemorated Unser's run with a bourbon decanter modeled after his car.
Bobby Unser drove in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but a broken ignition rotor ended his race on lap 31. Lionstone Distilleries commemorated Unser's run with a bourbon decanter modeled after his car.
Artifact
Bottle
Date Made
1973
Subject Date
1972
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Kentucky, Bardstown
Creator Notes
Made for Lionstone Distilleries, Ltd. in Bardstwon, Kentucky.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2009.123.117
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Cork (Bark)
Technique
Casting (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Orange (Color)
White (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 15 in
Inscriptions
On top of box: DAN GURNEY'S ALL AMERICAN RACERS/ THE OLSONITE EAGLE NO. 6/ THE WINNINGEST CAR OF THE 1972 SEASON/ WORLD LAP RECORD HOLDER 201.965 M.P.H./ AAR/ Another LIONSTONE Masterpiece On end of box: Another LIONSTONE Masterpiece/ KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY/ 4/5 QUART - 86 PROOF/ BOTTLED IN BARDSTOWN, KY./ BY LIONSTONE DISTILLERIES, LTD./ ©LDL 1973 Stamped on bottom of bottle: "Original Lionstone Sculptured Porcelain/ ©1973 LDL Limited Edition"/ DES.B.MASENSTAR On bottom, printed faux autograph decals in script: Bobby Unser/ Dan Gurney
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