Bobby Johns Driving Ford Powered Lotus Race Car Number 83, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
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Artifact Overview
Team Lotus and Ford fielded two drivers in the 1965 Indianapolis 500: Jim Clark and Bobby Johns. Both men drove a monocoque Lotus Type 38 powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine. Clark's car wore #82 while Johns's wore #83. Johns finished seventh and Clark finished first, with Clark becoming the first Indy 500 winner in a rear-engine car.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
May 1965
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.11
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: Bobby Johns
Machine: Lotus 38 Ford
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 on small sticker adhered to label on back of image: 5-35 P. 80
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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.