Driver and Mechanic Starting Dry Lakes Race Car, circa 1940
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Artifact Overview
By the 1930s, speed enthusiasts in Southern California were souping up older cars and driving these "hot roadsters" at full speed on nearby dry lakebeds. The smooth, flat expanses are ideal for speed contests. These unusual geographic features made California the epicenter of hot rodding before World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1774.X.136
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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