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- Racing Suit Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965 - Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- November 12, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Racing Suit Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- Firestone Race Tire Engineer Shirt, 1970 - Firestone participated in auto racing almost from the company's founding in 1900. The first Indianapolis 500 winner crossed the finish line on Firestone tires in 1911 -- the start of a long relationship between Firestone and the Indy 500. This shirt belonged to George Gunlock, a Firestone tire engineer involved in Trans-Am racing.
- 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Race Tire Engineer Shirt, 1970
Firestone participated in auto racing almost from the company's founding in 1900. The first Indianapolis 500 winner crossed the finish line on Firestone tires in 1911 -- the start of a long relationship between Firestone and the Indy 500. This shirt belonged to George Gunlock, a Firestone tire engineer involved in Trans-Am racing.