Connie Kalitta Driving Ford Dragster "Bounty Hunter" at Bristol Dragway, June 1965
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Michigan native Connie Kalitta started drag racing in the 1950s and, within a decade, he ranked among the sport's best. He kept a "most wanted" list of drivers he intended to beat, and then crossed off their names when he did so. The habit earned Kalitta the nickname "Bounty Hunter." He won ten NHRA national events between 1967 and 1994.
Michigan native Connie Kalitta started drag racing in the 1950s and, within a decade, he ranked among the sport's best. He kept a "most wanted" list of drivers he intended to beat, and then crossed off their names when he did so. The habit earned Kalitta the nickname "Bounty Hunter." He won ten NHRA national events between 1967 and 1994.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
June 1965
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.30
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Text on back: Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address] Driver: Connie Kalitta / Machine: Ford / Date and event: Bristol Drags 6-65/ This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
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