Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965

Race cars run on money. California hot rodders Bob and Bill Summers needed corporate sponsors to build Goldenrod, their four-engine streamlined land speed racer. Mobil Oil provided fuel, lubricants, and partial funding for the car. In return, Mobil received considerable publicity when Goldenrod averaged 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965, setting a new record for a wheel-driven car.