Object Details
maker
Anderson, Donald
Description
Hot rods first appeared in southern California in the late 1930s and became popular in many other places after World War II. Oval track racing combined speed and spectator enjoyment. Dick Fraizer, Floyd Johnson, and Hack Winniger built this competition track roadster in Muncie, Indiana. It has a 1927 Ford Model T body, a 1928 Chevrolet chassis, and a Ford V-8 engine. Fraizer set a one-lap speed record of 84.23 miles per hour with this car at the Winchester Speedway in Indiana. It also ran at Soldiers Field in Chicago with Andy Granatelli’s Hurricane Racing Association and on tracks as far east as Virginia.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Donald and Betty Anderson
date made
1948
ID Number
1992.0028.01
accession number
1992.0028
catalog number
1992.0028.01
Object Name
automobile, racing
race car
Measurements
overall: 4 1/4 ft x 6 ft x 12 ft; 1.2954 m x 1.8288 m x 3.6576 m
place made
United States: Ohio, Dayton
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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Automobiles
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Road Transportation
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Engineering
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_694873