Grand Prix kart
Scope and Contents
One kart (cart) driven in the Purdue University Grand Prix race of 1966. The Grand Prix kart was built and driven by William Smith of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity. The kart's front wheel drive design won best engineering award for the race.
Dates
- Creation: 1966
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2006
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Some material in this collection are in the public domain, while other material copyrights are held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Extent
1.00 items
1.00 items
Acquisition Information
Donated by William Smith, 2007.
Separated Materials
Helmet separated from kart and added to Purdue Artifacts Collection.
Other Descriptive Information
William Smith also donated his Grand Prix helmet used in the race with this kart. The helmet can be found in the Purdue Artifacts Collection.
- Title
- Grand Prix kart
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Archives Staff
- Date
- 2020-04-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu