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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.
- 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.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, circa 1965 - Bob and Bill Summers set the pattern for wheel-driven land speed record cars -- in a jet-powered era -- with Goldenrod. The car's streamlined shape benefited from wind tunnel tests with a wood model at the California Institute of Technology. Goldenrod set a record of 409.277 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1965. That record stood until 1991.
- circa 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Scale Model of Goldenrod Land Speed Record Race Car, circa 1965
Bob and Bill Summers set the pattern for wheel-driven land speed record cars -- in a jet-powered era -- with Goldenrod. The car's streamlined shape benefited from wind tunnel tests with a wood model at the California Institute of Technology. Goldenrod set a record of 409.277 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1965. That record stood until 1991.