"Hot Rod" Magazine for January 1966
THF126219 / "Hot Rod" Magazine for January 1966 / front
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Artifact Overview
Bob and Bill Summers posed with their record-breaking wheel-driven car for Hot Rod's January 1966 issue. It took clever engineering to pack four massive Chrysler engines and the machinery to drive all four wheels into its long, slim shape. Many purists feel that the faster jet- and rocket-powered machines, like those pictured on the right, are not real cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
January 1966
Subject Date
January 1966
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published by Peterson Publishing Company, Los Angeles, California
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.12.16.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Howard B. Arber.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.875 in
Width: 8.313 in
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On November 12, 1965, Goldenrod streaked across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats at 409.277 miles per hour, setting a new land speed record for wheel-driven cars. Builders Bob and Bill Summers powered Goldenrod with four massive Chrysler V-8 engines. Although other car builders copied its sleek design, Goldenrod held the record until 1991.