Ford Mustang Driven by Bill Lawton at NHRA Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway, June 1965
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Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
Bristol Dragway opened next to Bristol Motor Speedway near Bristol, Tennessee, in 1965. Fans nicknamed the drag strip "Thunder Valley" to describe the way that engine noises echoed off the surrounding mountains. NHRA held its Spring Nationals at Bristol Dragway in June 1965, shortly after the facility opened.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
03 June 1965 - 08 June 1965
Subject Date
03 June 1965 - 08 June 1965
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.P.145568.276
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: 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. Handwritten on upper right corner 145568-276
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