Jim Clark in Lotus Racer Talking with Pit Crew at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
THF110506 / Jim Clark in Lotus Racer Talking with Pit Crew at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
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Artifact Overview
Driver Jim Clark, in Formula One style Lotus-Ford race car number 82, conferred with his pit crew before winning the Indianapolis 500. This historic victory marked the end of conventional Indy roadsters. After the innovative rear-engine Lotus-Ford's 1965 win, a traditional front-engine car would never again take first place in this prestigious race.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
May 1965
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.P.145231.214
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads:
Must Credit /
The Dave Friedman Photo Collection /
[address, Newport Beach, CA]
Driver:
Machine:
Date and event: Indy 500 5-65 /
This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
Handwritten in ink on lower right back corner: 145231 214
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Scotsman Jim Clark won the Indianapolis 500 with this rear-engine car in 1965. After his victory, a traditional front-engine car never won that race again. The Lotus-Ford combined a European Formula One-inspired lightweight chassis with a big Ford V-8 engine. The Lotus-Ford's success effectively killed the traditional Indy roadster and established a new design for American race cars.