Engine of John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" in 1938. [2]

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Title Engine of John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" in 1938. [2]
Photo Number P0790n6_17_088
Description Close-up photo of the engine of John Cobb's racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers
Date 1938
Textual Date 1938
Keywords Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Bonneville Salt Flats; Racing cars; Speed records; Railton Mobil Special; Mobil oil; Engines
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/s6nw05sr
Setname uum_map
ID 958522
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nw05sr
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