Pinewood Derby Video - Donn Murphy gives a brief history of pinewood derby


Who started the pinewood derby?

Donn Murphy, son of the inventor, talks about the history of pinewood derby in this exclusive Pinewood Pro interview. Donn talks about how his father, Don Murphy, invented the pinewood derby in 1953 citing excerpts from his father's book, PINEWOOD! The Story of the Pinewood Derby, while Joe Gargiulo of Pinewood Pro talks about his book, Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets, that has helped people build winning pinewood derby cars for over 15 years. Video features many pictures from the very first derby race in 1953.

For any scout or pinewood derby historians, I would strongly recommend reading a Joe Gargiulo's brief history of the pinewood derby and also picking up a copy of Don Murphy's book that gives full details, complete with pictures from the original race, original drawings, rules, etc.  A great resource for any Cub Scout Pack or Boy Scout collector.