Racing Helmet Worn by Phil Hill, 1961
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Phil Hill, born in Florida but raised in southern California, wore this helmet during the 1961 Formula One season when he became the only American-born driver, to date, to win the World Drivers' Championship. Hill also won three times each at the Le Mans and Sebring endurance races. Post-retirement, Hill enjoyed a second career writing for Road & Track magazine.
Phil Hill, born in Florida but raised in southern California, wore this helmet during the 1961 Formula One season when he became the only American-born driver, to date, to win the World Drivers' Championship. Hill also won three times each at the Le Mans and Sebring endurance races. Post-retirement, Hill enjoyed a second career writing for Road & Track magazine.
Artifact
Crash helmet
Date Made
1961
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
89.1.1734.18
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.
Material
Leather
Plastic
Color
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
Depth: 11.25 in
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