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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
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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.
- Banner Commemorating Ford Motor Company's 600th NASCAR Win, 2011 - This banner commemorates Ford Motor Company's 600th NASCAR Cup Series win, earned when Trevor Bayne drove the #21 Ford Fusion to victory at the 2011 Daytona 500. Bayne's team, Wood Brothers Racing, is NASCAR's oldest and has used Ford cars exclusively since forming in 1950. Bayne, Wood Brothers team members, and Ford representatives all signed the banner.
- February 20, 2011
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Banner Commemorating Ford Motor Company's 600th NASCAR Win, 2011
This banner commemorates Ford Motor Company's 600th NASCAR Cup Series win, earned when Trevor Bayne drove the #21 Ford Fusion to victory at the 2011 Daytona 500. Bayne's team, Wood Brothers Racing, is NASCAR's oldest and has used Ford cars exclusively since forming in 1950. Bayne, Wood Brothers team members, and Ford representatives all signed the banner.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 884 - Parnelli Jones drove the #40 car for Andy Granatelli and his STP team at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. The unusual racer was powered by a turbine engine that was mounted on one side while Jones sat on the other. Jones and the turbine car dominated the race until a gearbox bearing failed only four laps from the finish.
- May 01, 1967
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1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 884
Parnelli Jones drove the #40 car for Andy Granatelli and his STP team at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. The unusual racer was powered by a turbine engine that was mounted on one side while Jones sat on the other. Jones and the turbine car dominated the race until a gearbox bearing failed only four laps from the finish.
- Vanderbilt Cup Race Lapel Pin, 1908 - William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., launched America's first great automobile race, the Vanderbilt Cup, in 1904. Top American and European drivers and cars came to Long Island, New York, for the annual event. After three consecutive victories by French cars, an American-built Locomobile won in 1908. Driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge earned the prize with their car "Old 16."
- October 24, 1908
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Vanderbilt Cup Race Lapel Pin, 1908
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., launched America's first great automobile race, the Vanderbilt Cup, in 1904. Top American and European drivers and cars came to Long Island, New York, for the annual event. After three consecutive victories by French cars, an American-built Locomobile won in 1908. Driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge earned the prize with their car "Old 16."
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1494 - When his father wouldn't let him drive race cars, J.C. Agajanian changed his career path from racing driver to promoter. He organized motorcycle and automobile competitions throughout the western United States, and he was a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 from the late 1940s into the 1970s. The much-loved Agajanian was rarely seen without his trademark cowboy hat.
- May 01, 1967
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1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1494
When his father wouldn't let him drive race cars, J.C. Agajanian changed his career path from racing driver to promoter. He organized motorcycle and automobile competitions throughout the western United States, and he was a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 from the late 1940s into the 1970s. The much-loved Agajanian was rarely seen without his trademark cowboy hat.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 165 - Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His photography -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. On April 29, 1967, when officials opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500, Cale Yarborough's #21 car was damaged in the rush to reach the track.
- April 01, 1967
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1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 165
Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His photography -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. On April 29, 1967, when officials opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500, Cale Yarborough's #21 car was damaged in the rush to reach the track.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 127 - Driver Mario Andretti was photographed at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He earned the pole position that year with his top qualifying speed of 168.982 miles per hour. Andretti was forced out of the race -- run over two days because of rain -- when he lost a tire after completing 59 of the race's 200 laps.
- May 01, 1967
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1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 127
Driver Mario Andretti was photographed at the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He earned the pole position that year with his top qualifying speed of 168.982 miles per hour. Andretti was forced out of the race -- run over two days because of rain -- when he lost a tire after completing 59 of the race's 200 laps.
- Sebring 12-Hour Race, March 1961 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image by Jack Brady Associates documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in March 1961. Sixty-five cars qualified. Drivers Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebein, in a Ferrari, covered nearly 1100 miles in their victory.
- 22 March 1961 - 25 March 1961
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Sebring 12-Hour Race, March 1961
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image by Jack Brady Associates documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in March 1961. Sixty-five cars qualified. Drivers Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebein, in a Ferrari, covered nearly 1100 miles in their victory.
- Sebring 12-Hour Race, March 1961 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image by Jack Brady Associates documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in March 1961. Sixty-five cars qualified. Drivers Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebein, in a Ferrari, covered nearly 1100 miles in their victory.
- 22 March 1961 - 25 March 1961
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Sebring 12-Hour Race, March 1961
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. This image by Jack Brady Associates documents the race-day atmosphere surrounding the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race in March 1961. Sixty-five cars qualified. Drivers Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebein, in a Ferrari, covered nearly 1100 miles in their victory.
- Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 690 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- 1969
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Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 690
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.