Racing Poster, "Aerotech Oldsmobile Quad 4 Pace Car, 72nd Indianapolis 500," 1988

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Artifact Overview

Oldsmobile burnished its performance credentials in the 1980s with its four-valve, four-cylinder Quad 4 engine. The 1987 Aerotech used a modified Quad 4 when A.J. Foyt set a speed record of 267.399 mph with it. The 1988 Indianapolis 500 was paced by a Quad 4-powered Olds Cutlass Supreme. Both cars were produced under the leadership of Oldsmobile designer Ed Welburn.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1988

Subject Date

29 May 1988

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Designed by Jim Wells for Meridian Design Company. Lithographed in the United States.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

88.377.18

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 38 in
Width: 25 in

Inscriptions

Text reads: AERO/ AEROTE / AEROTECH / OLDSMOBILE / QUAD 442 OFFICIAL PACE CAR / Indianapolis 500 The 72nd - May 29, 1988 / Jim Wells, Designer / Illustrator - Meridian Design. Litho in USA.
Racing Poster, "Aerotech Oldsmobile Quad 4 Pace Car, 72nd Indianapolis 500," 1988