Ford Motorsports Records

The Ford Motorsports records are made up of correspondence, press releases and other textual materials, photographs, proof sheets, and negatives maintained by the Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department documenting Ford Motor Company's involvement in racing and performance testing.

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Archival Collection Overview

Scope and Content Note

The Ford Motorsports records are arranged in three series and are made up of correspondence, press releases and other textual materials, photographs, proof sheets, and negatives maintained by the Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department documenting Ford Motor Company's involvement in racing and performance testing.

The Events and Automobiles series, 1957-1968, covers Ford-Lincoln-Mercury involvement in races, durability runs, and rallies such as the Cape Horn to Fairbanks Dura...

Collection Details

Object ID

2007.1.1930.0

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department

Inclusive Dates

1957-1968

Size

1 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

Language

English

Item Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Keywords	Photographs Photographic prints Negatives (Photographs) Photographic transparencies Automobile racing Gurney, Dan, 1931-2018 Nicholson, Don, 1927-2006 Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department Indianapolis Speedway Race East African Safari Rally 24 Hours of Le Mans (Automobile race) Automobile industry Automobile rallies Automobile racing drivers Comet automobile Drag racing Dragsters Lincoln automobile Mercury automobile Motorsports Sports cars Stock cars (Racing cars)

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