First Continental Divide National Open, Castle Rock, Colorado, August 1963

Summary

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. In 1963, at the first Continental Divide National Open in Castle Rock, Colorado, Augie Pabst drove his Scarab past Bob Holbert's Cobra in the last laps to take the checkered flag.

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. In 1963, at the first Continental Divide National Open in Castle Rock, Colorado, Augie Pabst drove his Scarab past Bob Holbert's Cobra in the last laps to take the checkered flag.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

17 August 1963-18 August 1963

Subject Date

17 August 1963 - 18 August 1963

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.630803.2.12

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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