Indianapolis 500 Materials at The Henry Ford

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The Indianapolis 500 is the most important, and most celebrated, automobile race in the United States. This is a small sample of Indy 500-related items in our collection.

Brick from Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 1

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Lineup Before Start of 1911 Indianapolis 500

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Ray Harroun, May 1911

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Gil Andersen, Indianapolis

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Official's Armband from Indianapolis 500 Automobile Race, 1914

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Henry Ford in Barber-Warnock Special Ford Race Car at Indianapolis 500, 1924

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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 15th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1927

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1935 Miller-Ford Race Car - 4

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Ford-Miller Special Race Car at the 1935 Indianapolis 500 Race

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Start of the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1937 - 3

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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 30th 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1946

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Indianapolis 500 Seat Cushion, 1950-1970

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1953 Ford V-8 Pace Car, Used at Indianapolis 500 Race

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Mercury Pace Car Starting the 1957 Indianapolis 500 Race

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Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1962 Indianapolis 500--Item 3

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Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Jim Clark at the Lotus Ford Indy Test, February, 1963 - 1

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A. J. Foyt at Indianapolis 500, May 1963

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Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Slides--1963 Indianapolis 500--Item 51

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1965 Lotus-Ford Race Car - 5

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Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 1003

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Scale Model of Eagle #6 Race Car, Driven by Bobby Unser at 1972 Indianapolis 500

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Johnny Rutherford in Pennzoil Chaparral Number 4 Race Car at the Indianapolis 500, 1980

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1984 March 84C-Cosworth Race Car - 10

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Lyn St. James' Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Jacket, 1992

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Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1968 Indianapolis 500--Item 820

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