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- Racing Suit Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965 - Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- November 12, 1965
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Racing Suit Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this racing suit when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- Goldenrod Hood Scoop, 1965 - This is one of two hood scoops used on Goldenrod when it set a wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965. The scoops fed air into the car's four Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines, which produced a combined 2,400 horsepower. This scoop is autographed by Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, designed and built Goldenrod.
- 1965
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Goldenrod Hood Scoop, 1965
This is one of two hood scoops used on Goldenrod when it set a wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965. The scoops fed air into the car's four Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines, which produced a combined 2,400 horsepower. This scoop is autographed by Bill Summers who, with his brother Bob, designed and built Goldenrod.
- Thomas Edison Experimenting with Goldenrod as an Alternative Source of Rubber, Florida, 1929 - In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- May 26, 1929
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Thomas Edison Experimenting with Goldenrod as an Alternative Source of Rubber, Florida, 1929
In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965 - In November 1965, Californians Bob and Bill Summers set a new land speed record for a wheel-driven automobile when Goldenrod, their bullet-like car, averaged 409.277 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats. At a time when jet-powered cars were dominant, Goldenrod was powered by four modified Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- circa 1965
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Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
In November 1965, Californians Bob and Bill Summers set a new land speed record for a wheel-driven automobile when Goldenrod, their bullet-like car, averaged 409.277 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats. At a time when jet-powered cars were dominant, Goldenrod was powered by four modified Chrysler "Hemi" V-8 engines. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- The Fastest Men in the World, On Wheels, 1971 - This book examines the quest for the land speed record. Images from the book show a converted vegetable stand where Bob and Bill Summers built Goldenrod, the vehicle that broke the land speed record for wheel-driven cars in 1965.
- 1971
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The Fastest Men in the World, On Wheels, 1971
This book examines the quest for the land speed record. Images from the book show a converted vegetable stand where Bob and Bill Summers built Goldenrod, the vehicle that broke the land speed record for wheel-driven cars in 1965.
- Racing Helmet Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965 - Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this helmet when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- November 12, 1965
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Racing Helmet Worn by Bob Summers While Winning New Land Speed Record, 1965
Bob Summers of Ontario, California, wore this helmet when he achieved a new wheel-driven land speed record of 409.277 miles per hour on November 12, 1965. Summers was in Goldenrod, the sleek four-engine car he built with his brother Bill. The Summers brothers' record stood until 1991.
- Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1966 - Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in <EM>Hot Rod</EM> magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand carved this model, without power tools, from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
- 1966
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Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, 1966
Fifteen-year-old Ken Miller of Hartley, Texas, read about the Summers brothers and their 1965 record-setting land speed race car Goldenrod in Hot Rod magazine. Miller was so inspired that he hand carved this model, without power tools, from a pine 2x4. Miller did all the work himself using only magazine photos and written descriptions for reference.
- Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965 - Race cars run on money. California hot rodders Bob and Bill Summers needed corporate sponsors to build Goldenrod, their four-engine streamlined land speed racer. Mobil Oil provided fuel, lubricants, and partial funding for the car. In return, Mobil received considerable publicity when Goldenrod averaged 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965, setting a new record for a wheel-driven car.
- circa 1965
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Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
Race cars run on money. California hot rodders Bob and Bill Summers needed corporate sponsors to build Goldenrod, their four-engine streamlined land speed racer. Mobil Oil provided fuel, lubricants, and partial funding for the car. In return, Mobil received considerable publicity when Goldenrod averaged 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965, setting a new record for a wheel-driven car.
- Goldenrod Plantings at the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, February 28, 1934 - In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- February 28, 1934
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Goldenrod Plantings at the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, February 28, 1934
In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- Trailer for Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965 - While Bob and Bill Summers had important sponsorship assistance in building their land speed race car, as shown by the company names on their trailer, the project's $250,000 budget was modest for a 400+ mile-an-hour car. The brothers did much of the work on Goldenrod themselves in a converted vegetable stand. Goldenrod set a record of 409.277 miles per hour.
- circa 1965
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Trailer for Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
While Bob and Bill Summers had important sponsorship assistance in building their land speed race car, as shown by the company names on their trailer, the project's $250,000 budget was modest for a 400+ mile-an-hour car. The brothers did much of the work on Goldenrod themselves in a converted vegetable stand. Goldenrod set a record of 409.277 miles per hour.