Racing Suit Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
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Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
Artifact
Sports uniform
Date Made
1965
Subject Date
12 November 1965
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2011.275.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Bob Summers from the Summers Family.
Material
Nylon
Velcro (TM)
Technique
Embroidering
Color
Ivory (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 61.5 in (shoulder to pant cuff)
Width: 22.5 in (underarms)
Inscriptions
tag sewn into collar: HINCHMAN / INDIANAPOLIS Embroidered in red on proper left chest: Firestone Embroidered in red on proper right lower chest: Summers Bros. Embroidered in red on upper back: FIRESTONE
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