Ford Mark IV Driven by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt in the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year in 1967. The Mark IV, with its 427-cubic-inch, 500-horsepower V-8 engine, broke 200 miles per hour on the circuit's straightaway. Drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt set an average-speed record of 135.48 and finished 32 miles ahead of the second-place car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

10 June 1967 - 11 June 1967

Subject Date

10 June 1967 - 11 June 1967

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.670630.15

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Inscriptions

Printed label on back of contact sheet reads:: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address] Driver: / Machine: / Date and event: / This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
Ford Mark IV Driven by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt in the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967