| Title |
John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [9] |
| Photo Number |
P0790n6_17_130 |
| Description |
Photo of John Cobb's racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. The three cars next to it are 1938 Hudson products. Reed Railton, who worked with John Cobb on the record attempt, was long associated with Hudson. He produced the Railton sports car based on the Hudson engine and chassis. He likely obatined the three support vehicles from the factory. |
| Creator |
Shipler Commercial Photographers |
| Date |
1938 |
| Textual Date |
1938 |
| Keywords |
Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Bonneville Salt Flats; Racing cars; Race tracks; Speed records; Railton Mobil Special |
| Subject |
Cobb, John Rhodes, 1899-1952; Automobiles, Racing--Utah--Bonneville Salt Flats--Photographs; Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah); Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah--Photographs; Automobile racing--Utah--1930-1940--Photographs; Automobiles, Racing--Speed records--History; Automobile racing--Speed records--History; Antique and classic cars--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Tooele County (Utah); Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) |
| Latitude |
40.80771 -113.81528 |
| Additional Information |
See Manuscripts |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0790 Shipler Studio Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Shipler Studio |
| Original Source |
N/A |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Donated by and purchased from various dealers. |
| Rights |
This material is protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69c7jzx |
| Setname |
uum_map |
| ID |
958370 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69c7jzx |
