Racing Goggles Worn by Jack Brabham during 1966 Formula One Season
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Artifact Overview
Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship three times: in 1959, 1960, and 1966 -- the season in which he used these goggles. Brabham began racing his own cars for his own team in 1962. Though he retired from competitive driving in 1970, Brabham stayed active in motorsport for the remainder of his life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Goggles
Date Made
circa 1966
Subject Date
1966
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.1.1734.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.
Material
Rubber (Material)
Plastic
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 8.75 in
Inscriptions
Impressed into rubber above lens: BOUTON
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