Benson Ford, Jim Clark, and Lee Iacocca with Ford Dual Overhead Cam Engine at Indianapolis 500 Race, 1964
Add to SetSummary
Ford executives Benson Ford (left) and Lee Iacocca (right) stand with driver Jim Clark in front of the company's Indianapolis 500 racing engine. Starting with Ford's production Fairlane V-8, engineers substituted lighter materials, increased compression, and replaced the pushrod valvetrain with double overhead camshafts. Horsepower was tripled, and Clark won Indy with the engine in 1965.
Ford executives Benson Ford (left) and Lee Iacocca (right) stand with driver Jim Clark in front of the company's Indianapolis 500 racing engine. Starting with Ford's production Fairlane V-8, engineers substituted lighter materials, increased compression, and replaced the pushrod valvetrain with double overhead camshafts. Horsepower was tripled, and Clark won Indy with the engine in 1965.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
08 May 1964
Subject Date
08 May 1964
Keywords
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Automobile industry executives
Engines (Power producing equipment)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.75
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: BENSON FORD / JIM CLARK / LEE IACOCCA Machine: FORD DOHC ENGINE Date and event: INDIANAPOLIS 5-64 This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Number at bottom edge of back of image: 138766-787
Share Anywhere
Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card.
