11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
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Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
29 November 1964-06 December 1964
Subject Date
29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.641202.24
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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