Harry Grant, #27 Sunbeam, Indianapolis Speedway, 1914
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Artifact Overview
Great Britain's Sunbeam Motor Car Company traced its roots to a bicycle manufacturer founded in 1887. Two Sunbeam cars made the starting grid at the 1914 Indianapolis 500. The automaker participated actively in Grand Prix racing in the 1920s -- but the expensive program likely contributed to Sunbeam's receivership in 1934.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.5027.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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