Bobby Unser Racing Up Pikes Peak, July 4, 1960
THF217906 / Bobby Unser Racing Up Pikes Peak, July 4, 1960
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Artifact Overview
Bobby Unser is in the car that carried him to seven of his 13 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb victories. Unser continually modified the Chevrolet-powered car over the years, reducing its weight by changing the frame and substituting aluminum components wherever practical. The car won Pikes Peak in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, and 1968.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1960
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.123.205.264
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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