Bobby Johns Driving Ford Powered Lotus Race Car Number 83, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965

Summary

Team Lotus and Ford fielded two drivers in the 1965 Indianapolis 500: Jim Clark and Bobby Johns. Both men drove a monocoque Lotus Type 38 powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine. Clark's car wore #82 while Johns's wore #83. Johns finished seventh and Clark finished first, with Clark becoming the first Indy 500 winner in a rear-engine car.

Team Lotus and Ford fielded two drivers in the 1965 Indianapolis 500: Jim Clark and Bobby Johns. Both men drove a monocoque Lotus Type 38 powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine. Clark's car wore #82 while Johns's wore #83. Johns finished seventh and Clark finished first, with Clark becoming the first Indy 500 winner in a rear-engine car.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 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: Bobby Johns Machine: Lotus 38 Ford 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 on small sticker adhered to label on back of image: 5-35 P. 80

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