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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.
- The Fastest Men in the World, On Wheels, 1971 - This book examines the quest for the land speed record. Images from the book show a converted vegetable stand where Bob and Bill Summers built Goldenrod, the vehicle that broke the land speed record for wheel-driven cars in 1965.
- 1971
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The Fastest Men in the World, On Wheels, 1971
This book examines the quest for the land speed record. Images from the book show a converted vegetable stand where Bob and Bill Summers built Goldenrod, the vehicle that broke the land speed record for wheel-driven cars in 1965.
- Racing Helmet Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965 - Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this helmet 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 Helmet Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this helmet 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.
- Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1966 - Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in <EM>Hot Rod</EM> magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand carved this model, without power tools, from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
- 1966
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Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1966
Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in Hot Rod magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand carved this model, without power tools, from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
- 1965 Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car - On November 12, 1965, Goldenrod streaked across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats at 409.277 miles per hour, setting a new land speed record for wheel-driven cars. Builders Bob and Bill Summers powered Goldenrod with four massive Chrysler V-8 engines. Although other car builders copied its sleek design, Goldenrod held the record until 1991.
- November 12, 1965
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1965 Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car
On November 12, 1965, Goldenrod streaked across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats at 409.277 miles per hour, setting a new land speed record for wheel-driven cars. Builders Bob and Bill Summers powered Goldenrod with four massive Chrysler V-8 engines. Although other car builders copied its sleek design, Goldenrod held the record until 1991.
- "Hot Rod" Magazine for January 1966 - Bob and Bill Summers posed with their record-breaking wheel-driven car for <EM>Hot Rod</EM>'s January 1966 issue. It took clever engineering to pack four massive Chrysler engines and the machinery to drive all four wheels into its long, slim shape. Many purists feel that the faster jet- and rocket-powered machines, like those pictured on the right, are not real cars.
- January 01, 1966
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"Hot Rod" Magazine for January 1966
Bob and Bill Summers posed with their record-breaking wheel-driven car for Hot Rod's January 1966 issue. It took clever engineering to pack four massive Chrysler engines and the machinery to drive all four wheels into its long, slim shape. Many purists feel that the faster jet- and rocket-powered machines, like those pictured on the right, are not real cars.
- Bob and Bill Summers with the Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, 1965 - Brothers Bob (left) and Bill Summers set a wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour with Goldenrod, their streamlined race car, in November 1965. The car was powered by four lightly modified Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines that produced 600 horsepower each. Goldenrod's impressive record stood for 26 years.
- 1965
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Bob and Bill Summers with the Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, 1965
Brothers Bob (left) and Bill Summers set a wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour with Goldenrod, their streamlined race car, in November 1965. The car was powered by four lightly modified Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines that produced 600 horsepower each. Goldenrod's impressive record stood for 26 years.
- Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1963-1964 - Brothers Bob and Bill Summers of Ontario, California, set a new land speed record for a wheel-driven car with Goldenrod, their streamlined racer. The bullet-like vehicle, powered by four Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines, averaged 409.277 miles per hour in its November 1965 run. Goldenrod's achievement resonated with purists who thought that jet-powered land speed racers weren't true cars.
- 1963-1964
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Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1963-1964
Brothers Bob and Bill Summers of Ontario, California, set a new land speed record for a wheel-driven car with Goldenrod, their streamlined racer. The bullet-like vehicle, powered by four Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines, averaged 409.277 miles per hour in its November 1965 run. Goldenrod's achievement resonated with purists who thought that jet-powered land speed racers weren't true cars.