Pencil Drawing of Phil Remington by Ed Tillrock, 2009-2010
THF192280 / Pencil Drawing of Phil Remington by Ed Tillrock, 2009-2010
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Artifact Overview
Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. Over his 70-year career, he worked alongside innovators like Lance Reventlow, Carroll Shelby, and Dan Gurney. This drawing shows Remington as a young man racing cars on California's dry lakes. "Rem" studied engineering at UCLA for a year, and he served as a flight engineer in World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
2009-2010
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2021.61.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Gurney Family.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 27.5 in (Frame)
Width: 21.5 in (Frame)
Length: 0.125 in (Frame)
Inscriptions
on front:
ED TILLROCK '09 / 'PHIL REMINGTON' ED TILLROCK '10
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ArtifactWorkbench, Used by Phil Remington
Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. He was Carroll Shelby's chief engineer during Ford's Le Mans program in the 1960s. Remington joined Dan Gurney's All American Racers, where he used this workbench, in 1969. "Rem" spent the next 44 years with Gurney, developing race cars and motorcycles -- and putting in a full day's work into his 90s.