NASCAR Team Kiekhaefer Records Sign, 1955-1956
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Cark Kiekhaefer's team dominated NASCAR in 1955 and 1956. It was the most professional squad in stock car racing, with top drivers, well-rehearsed pit crews, and fast Hemi-powered Chrysler 300s. This sign boasts a few of the official speed records set by drivers Tim Flock and Vicki Wood during those two seasons.
Cark Kiekhaefer's team dominated NASCAR in 1955 and 1956. It was the most professional squad in stock car racing, with top drivers, well-rehearsed pit crews, and fast Hemi-powered Chrysler 300s. This sign boasts a few of the official speed records set by drivers Tim Flock and Vicki Wood during those two seasons.
Artifact
Sign (Declaratory or advertising artifact)
Subject Date
1955-1956
Keywords
United States, Florida, Daytona Beach
Signs (Declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.13.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Particle board
Plastic
Paint (Coating)
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 44.25 in
Height: 28.5 in
Depth: 1 in
Inscriptions
on front: HERE ARE SOME RECORDS THAT ARE OFFICIAL / 142.91--2-WAY AVERAGE 139.97 M.P.H. BY TIM FLOCK, FEB. 22, 1956 AT DAYTONA BEACH / 143.82--2-WAY AVERAGE 136.08 M.P.H. BY MISS VICKI WOOD (LADIES DIVISION) / APPARENTLY THIS VERY COOL CHRYSLER 300B AS YOU SEE IT, FROZE AND / SHRUNK TO THEIR RIGHT SIZE ALL COMERS, AND REPEATING THE / HONORS OF THE 1955 CHRYSLER 300 AS FOLLOWS . . [...]
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