Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt Celebrating Victory at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
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France's 24 Hours of Le Mans race put a tremendous strain not only on cars and engines, but on drivers. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt traded shifts behind the wheel of their Ford Mark IV during the 1967 competition. While the two drivers were overjoyed after winning the event, their exhaustion showed in some post-race photographs.
France's 24 Hours of Le Mans race put a tremendous strain not only on cars and engines, but on drivers. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt traded shifts behind the wheel of their Ford Mark IV during the 1967 competition. While the two drivers were overjoyed after winning the event, their exhaustion showed in some post-race photographs.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
11 June 1967
Subject Date
11 June 1967
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.670646.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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