Racing Helmet Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
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Bob Summers, of Ontario, California, wore this helmet 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 helmet 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
Crash helmet
Date Made
1962
Subject Date
12 November 1965
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2011.275.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Bob Summers from the Summers Family.
Material
Plastic
Polystyrene
Nylon
Metal
Leather
Color
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 7.5 in
Length: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Label on inside APPROVED BY SNELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION / SAN FRANCISCO / SERIAL No 05950 Label on inside: 71/4 BELL (remainder missing) / MFG UNDER PATENT 2,02 (remainder missing)/ BELL, CALIF.
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