Hat Worn by Bill Summers, circa 1982
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For a land speed racer, one of the most important -- if less obvious -- pieces of safety equipment is a good hat. Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats are devoid of shade trees, and the sun is intense. This straw hat belonged to Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, set a land speed record with the Goldenrod car in 1965.
For a land speed racer, one of the most important -- if less obvious -- pieces of safety equipment is a good hat. Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats are devoid of shade trees, and the sun is intense. This straw hat belonged to Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, set a land speed record with the Goldenrod car in 1965.
Artifact
Hat
Date Made
circa 1982
Subject Date
1997-2003
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2011.274.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Bill Summers.
Material
Straw (Plant material)
Cloth
Cord (Fiber product)
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 15.25 in
Inscriptions
Tag sewn into band: PIONEER / INDUSTRIES / "A Quality Product" / MADE IN KOREA See admin remarks for button inscriptions
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