Bob and Bill Summers with the Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, 1965
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1965
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.76.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Paul Schowalter.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
on front: The GOLDENROD / WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD HOLDER FOR WHEEL-DRIVEN AUTOMOBILES / Official World Land Speed Records (2-way average) / 1 mile 409.277 mph / 1 kilometer: 409.695 mph / Set Nov. 12, 1965, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah / Owners, designers and builders: Bob and Bill Summers, Ontario, Calif. / Driver: Bob Summers / First American car to hold the wheel-driven mile record since 1928.
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