Slapping Tool Made and Used by Phil Remington, 1969-2012
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Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. He worked alongside innovators like Lance Reventlow, Carroll Shelby, and Dan Gurney throughout his 70-year career. Always resourceful, "Rem" often made his own tools suited to the job at hand. He made several slapping tools -- for planishing metal -- using leaf springs from a Ford Model A suspension.
Phil Remington was one of racing's greatest fabricators and metalworkers. He worked alongside innovators like Lance Reventlow, Carroll Shelby, and Dan Gurney throughout his 70-year career. Always resourceful, "Rem" often made his own tools suited to the job at hand. He made several slapping tools -- for planishing metal -- using leaf springs from a Ford Model A suspension.
Artifact
Tool
Subject Date
1969-2012
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2021.61.2.275
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Gurney Family.
Material
Metal
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 1.125 in
Length: 1.625 in
Inscriptions
on bottom: HELLER / [?]UT
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