Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Mechanics with Smoking Engine, Lotus Ford Test, February, 1963
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Artifact Overview
In February 1963, drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney, and Lotus designer Colin Chapman, gathered with Ford engineers to test their theory that a rear-engine, Formula One style car could compete against the front-engine roadsters that dominated the Indianapolis 500. Clark proved the theory correct in 1965, winning at Indy in a Lotus powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
February 1963
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.69
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:
Machine:
Date and event: LOTUS FORD TEST 2-63
This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
Handwritten on upper right corner 132555-2
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