Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1966
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Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in Hot Rod magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand-carved this model -- without the aid of power tools -- from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in Hot Rod magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand-carved this model -- without the aid of power tools -- from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
1966
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Ken Miller, Hartley, Texas.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.11.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kenneth D. Miller.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Gold (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Blue
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 31 in
Inscriptions
On sides: GOLDENROD
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