Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Family--Robby Unser--Item42
THF227298 / Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Family--Robby Unser--Item42
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Artifact Overview
Among Bobby Unser's innovations was his use of a modified flow bench to test the aerodynamic efficiency of various undercar tunnel designs. When shaped properly, these tunnels produce suction that literally holds a race car onto the track. Here Unser and his son Robby use the flow bench for its conventional purpose -- testing the airflow through engine intake and exhaust ports.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1970-1988
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.123.205.3425
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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Related Content
SetBobby Unser Collection Highlights
- 24 Artifacts
Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1968. One of the STP-sponsored turbine-powered cars was expected to take the checkered flag that year, but mechanical problems took them out. Unser had his own gearbox troubles toward the end of the race, but he managed to cross the finish line with a nearly full-lap lead.