Johnny Rutherford in Pennzoil Chaparral Number 4 Race Car at the Indianapolis 500, 1980
THF139286 / Johnny Rutherford in Pennzoil Chaparral Number 4 Race Car at the Indianapolis 500, 1980
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows Johnny Rutherford driving the Pennzoil Chaparral 2K Number 4 race car to victory at the 1980 Indianapolis 500. Owner Jim Hall employed designer John Barnard to create a race car winner. Barnard used various aerodynamic design elements to hold the vehicle close to the ground. Rutherford and the Chaparral 2K would win five races during the year.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
25 May 1980
Subject Date
25 May 1980
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.47
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed on back of image: THE PENNZOIL CHAPARRAL / It's the most brilliant yellow race car ever seen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
Paragraph printed next to image of Jim Hall: ... creator of the famed series of Chapparal cars...truly a design pioneer in the sport.
Paragraph printed next to image of Johnny Rutherford: Who is better qualified to drive the "yellow rose of Texas" ...
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