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Coveralls Worn by Team Lotus Mechanic Graham Clode, 1965

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Artifact Overview

Scotsman Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 with a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine, but his car and his crew belonged to the United Kingdom's Team Lotus. Mechanic Graham Clode brought two sets of coveralls to the race -- one to get dirty and one to keep clean for the much-wanted victory photo. This is Clode's clean set.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Coveralls

Date Made

1965

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America

Object ID

2010.57.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Graham Clode, Team Lotus Mechanic 1964-1966.

Material

Cloth
Metal
Plastic

Technique

Sewing (Needleworking technique)

Color

Green
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)

Inscriptions

On label: L/ Les Leston/ MADE IN ENGLAND On patch: TEAM/ LOTUS On patch: Firestone On attached paper tag: GP/ Les Leston/ MADE /IN /ENGLAND oN ATTACHED PAPER TAG, BACK: ALL HENUINE LES LESTON/ "G.P." GARMENTS ARE/ FULLY GUARANTEED/ PLEASE RETURN IMMEDIA-/ TELY TO YOU SUPPLIER/ SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY/ CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT/ STOCK REF./ SIZE G CLODE/ PRICE
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Coveralls Worn by Team Lotus Mechanic Graham Clode, 1965