Jim Clark Seated in Lotus Racer Talking to Pit Crew before Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows a rear-engine Lotus-Ford Type 38 at a 1965 practice session before the Indianapolis 500 race. Car builder Colin Chapman is seen talking with the eventual winner, driver Jim Clark.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

May 1965

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address, Newport Beach, CA] Driver: Jim Clark / Machine: Lotus 38 / Date and event: Indy 500 5-65 / This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Handwritten small label on upper right corner of label reads: 5-24 Small piece of masking tape on back, handwritten in pencil lower right corner reads: 25A MS
Jim Clark Seated in Lotus Racer Talking to Pit Crew before Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965