Shirt Made for Bill Summers, Commemorating Land Speed Record Set by Goldenrod, circa 1965
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This shirt was made for Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, built Goldenrod. The bullet-like car set a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965. Personalized shirts like this were often worn by racing car crew members in the 1960s.
This shirt was made for Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, built Goldenrod. The bullet-like car set a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965. Personalized shirts like this were often worn by racing car crew members in the 1960s.
Artifact
Shirt
Date Made
circa 1965
Subject Date
12 November 1965
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2006.29.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Plastic
Technique
Embroidering
Color
Yellow
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Circumference: 16.5 in (Circumference of neck)
Inscriptions
Embroidered in black above left breast pocket: BILL SUMMERS Embroidered in black across upper back: SUMMERS BROS. Handwritten on center back: 409.277 M.P.H. AVERAGE / NEW LAND SPEED RECORD Manufacturer's label inside neck edge: FAIRLINE / SERVICE BOWLING SHIRT / WASHABLE / USE NO BLEACH / UNION MADE / 16-16 1/2
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