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.
Collection Title
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.
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