Art Sparks Working on a Sparks-Thorne Six-Cylinder Engine Car at a Race, circa 1940
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Legendary race car builder Art Sparks started racing in the 1920s before working with Paul Weirick to become one of the most successful teams on the West Coast. After separating from Weirick, Art Sparks joined forces with multi-millionaire race fan, and eventual driver, Joel Thorne. The Sparks-Thorne team built the Big Six Cylinder engine used in top-rated cars at Indianapolis throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Legendary race car builder Art Sparks started racing in the 1920s before working with Paul Weirick to become one of the most successful teams on the West Coast. After separating from Weirick, Art Sparks joined forces with multi-millionaire race fan, and eventual driver, Joel Thorne. The Sparks-Thorne team built the Big Six Cylinder engine used in top-rated cars at Indianapolis throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1938-1946
Subject Date
1938-1946
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
96.0.32.51
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Typewritten on paper label glued to back: Art Sparks working on six cyl eng he built in late thirties. One of these engines won Indianapolis once or twice. Cars were owned by Joel Thorne. Ink stamp on back reads: CAUTION CREDIT LINE MUST READ: PHOTO FROM TRUMAN D. VENCILL _____Copyright 19___ Written in pencil on back: 511-12
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