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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.
- Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, Daytona Beach - With a streamlined body and a 200-horsepower engine that displaced 1,312 cubic inches, the Blitzen Benz was built to do one thing: break land speed records. On April 23, 1911, Bob Burman did just that when he drove a Blitzen Benz at an average of 141.732 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida. Burman's record stood until 1919.
- April 23, 1911
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Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, Daytona Beach
With a streamlined body and a 200-horsepower engine that displaced 1,312 cubic inches, the Blitzen Benz was built to do one thing: break land speed records. On April 23, 1911, Bob Burman did just that when he drove a Blitzen Benz at an average of 141.732 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida. Burman's record stood until 1919.
- Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, Daytona Beach - With a streamlined body and a 200-horsepower engine that displaced 1,312 cubic inches, the Blitzen Benz was built to do one thing: break land speed records. On April 23, 1911, Bob Burman did just that when he drove a Blitzen Benz at an average of 141.732 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida. Burman's record stood until 1919.
- April 23, 1911
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Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, Daytona Beach
With a streamlined body and a 200-horsepower engine that displaced 1,312 cubic inches, the Blitzen Benz was built to do one thing: break land speed records. On April 23, 1911, Bob Burman did just that when he drove a Blitzen Benz at an average of 141.732 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida. Burman's record stood until 1919.
- 1904 Ford Sales Catalog, "The Blue Ribbon Car" - This 1904 Ford Motor Company sales catalog shows the choices of "blue ribbon" vehicles offered by Ford. Henry Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. He continued to improve on these early attempts. Four years later Ford created the vehicle that he envisioned, the Model T.
- 1904
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1904 Ford Sales Catalog, "The Blue Ribbon Car"
This 1904 Ford Motor Company sales catalog shows the choices of "blue ribbon" vehicles offered by Ford. Henry Ford set out to create a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle. He continued to improve on these early attempts. Four years later Ford created the vehicle that he envisioned, the Model T.
- Henry Ford with Ford Model K Race Car on Beach in New Jersey, 1905 - Henry Ford's most unsuccessful racing car used a six-cylinder engine from the Ford Model K passenger car. In 1905 Ford attempted to set new world speed records in the car on the beaches at both Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey, but failed each time. Here Henry faces the camera while mechanics work on the car behind him.
- 1905
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Henry Ford with Ford Model K Race Car on Beach in New Jersey, 1905
Henry Ford's most unsuccessful racing car used a six-cylinder engine from the Ford Model K passenger car. In 1905 Ford attempted to set new world speed records in the car on the beaches at both Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey, but failed each time. Here Henry faces the camera while mechanics work on the car behind him.
- MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950 - In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- circa 1950
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MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950
In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- Henry Ford at the Wheel of the Arrow Racer, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, 1904 - On January 12, 1904, Henry Ford and his riding mechanic Ed "Spider" Huff set a world speed record of 91.37 miles per hour on a frozen Lake St. Clair, northeast of Detroit. The feat raised Ford Motor Company's profile, and the "Arrow" racer -- though referred to as the Ford "999" -- became a common subject in Ford advertisements.
- January 12, 1904
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Henry Ford at the Wheel of the Arrow Racer, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, 1904
On January 12, 1904, Henry Ford and his riding mechanic Ed "Spider" Huff set a world speed record of 91.37 miles per hour on a frozen Lake St. Clair, northeast of Detroit. The feat raised Ford Motor Company's profile, and the "Arrow" racer -- though referred to as the Ford "999" -- became a common subject in Ford advertisements.
- Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item1 - Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- 1993
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Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item1
Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item3 - Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- 1993
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Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item3
Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item4 - Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.
- 1993
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Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1993 Bonneville Record--Item4
Bobby Unser earned a place among automobile racing's greats, having successfully competed in nearly every form of the sport. The racing career of this three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner spanned more than 30 years. This photograph -- only one of thousands donated by Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford -- helps to document his career.