Racing Gloves 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 gloves. 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

Driving gloves

Date Made

circa 1966

Subject Date

1966

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.1.1734.23

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.

Material

Leather

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 4 in
Length: 6 in

Racing Gloves Worn by Jack Brabham during 1966 Formula One Season