Jim Clark Standing in Lotus Ford Racer after Winning the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
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Artifact Overview
Jim Clark stood in the cockpit of his #82 Lotus-Ford Type 38 immediately after winning the 1965 Indianapolis 500. The Borg-Warner Trophy, the race's official prize, stood behind him. Clark's victory was the first Indy win in a rear-engine car, and it represented a major technological shift in America's premier motor 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.145464.228
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]
Driver: Jim Clark /
Machine: Lotus 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 in ink on back upper edge: 145464- 228
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SetJim Clark and the 1965 Indianapolis 500
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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.