Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962
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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.
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
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962
Subject Date
21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.158.55
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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