Indianapolis 500, May 1962
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Artifact Overview
With sponsorship from Los Angeles-based Harvey Aluminum, Mickey Thompson took three cars to the 1962 Indianapolis 500. All were powered by Buick V-8 engines mounted in the rear -- an unconventional layout at the time. Only Dan Gurney, driving the #34 car, managed to qualify. Gurney was in ninth place when a leaking transaxle ended his race on lap 92.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
30 May 1962
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.620509.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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