Shelby Mustang GT 500 Being Tested in a Wind Tunnel, 1967

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Artifact Overview

Wind tunnels are chambers that use flowing air to test the aerodynamic properties of an object. Automotive stylists and engineers use the results of wind tunnel testing to design motor vehicle chassis. This photograph shows a wind tunnel test of a 1967 Shelby Mustang. Shelby American built these high performance versions of Ford's Mustang in the late 1960s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1967

Subject Date

1967

Creators

Creator Notes

Photographed by James Drake.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

68.300.1039.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 16 in
Width: 20 in
Depth: 0.188 in