Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at 3-Hour Endurance Race, Riverside, California, October 13, 1962
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Driver Doug Hooper took the checkered flag at the 1962 Riverside three-hour endurance race in the #119 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. His car was entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights, and split rear window -- remains a favorite among car enthusiasts.
Driver Doug Hooper took the checkered flag at the 1962 Riverside three-hour endurance race in the #119 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. His car was entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights, and split rear window -- remains a favorite among car enthusiasts.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
13 October 1962
Subject Date
13 October 1962
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.621018.11
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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