"Hot Rod" Magazine for October 1952
THF86986 / "Hot Rod" Magazine for October 1952 / front
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Artifact Overview
This October 1952 issue of Hot Rod illustrated the lightweight steel-tube frame underlying Tom Beatty's Belly Tank Lakester. Made from external fuel tanks of surplus World War II fighter planes, Lakesters were raced on dry lake beds. Beatty's car set a number of Lakester land speed records during the 1950s and early 1960s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
October 1952
Subject Date
October 1952
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published by Trend Incorporated, Los Angeles, California
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.12.16.7
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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