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Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Jim Clark Looking at Engine at the Lotus Ford Test, February, 1963

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Artifact Overview

In February 1963, drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney, and Lotus designer Colin Chapman, gathered with Ford engineers to test their theory that a rear-engine, Formula One style car could compete against the front-engine roadsters that dominated the Indianapolis 500. Clark proved the theory correct in 1965, winning at Indy in a Lotus powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

February 1963

Creators

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.70

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

Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection [address] Driver: CLARK, CHAPMAN, GURNEY Machine: LOTUS FORD Date and event: KINGMAN TEST 2-63 This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Handwritten on upper right corner 132555-23
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