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Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962

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Artifact Overview

Chevrolet's early Corvettes all came with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions -- a combination that didn't impress racers. When a V-8 and a manual shift became options for 1955, opinions changed. Dave MacDonald drove Corvettes to victory at 28 events during the 1962 sports car racing season. MacDonald was killed in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962

Subject Date

21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962

Creators

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.158.7825.20

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten on back of contact sheet in red ink: Dave MacDonald / 2
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