Trailer for Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
THF244523 / Trailer for Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
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Artifact Overview
While Bob and Bill Summers had important sponsorship assistance in building their land speed race car, as shown by the company names on their trailer, the project's $250,000 budget was modest for a 400+ mile-an-hour car. The brothers did much of the work on Goldenrod themselves in a converted vegetable stand. Goldenrod set a record of 409.277 miles per hour.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1965
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.124.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert C. Post
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.0 in
Width: 7.0 in
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Artifact1965 Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car
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.