Dan Gurney Celebrating Victory at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
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Artifact Overview
Dan Gurney was no stranger to Le Mans when he co-piloted the #1 Ford Mark IV to victory with A.J. Foyt in 1967. Gurney had competed in the French endurance race every year since 1958. One week after his 1967 Le Mans win, Gurney won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix in an Eagle race car he built.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
11 June 1967
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.317.3941
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital imaging
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 1795 pixel
Width: 1204 pixel
Resolution: 72 dpi
Depth: 24 bit
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SetFord at Le Mans in 1967
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Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans for a rematch with Ferrari in 1967. While Ford bested the Italians with the GT40 Mark II in 1966, this time it fielded an all-new car. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt piloted a Ford Mark IV around the Circuit de la Sarthe for 24 brutal hours. The two drivers, like the crew members and Ford executives there with them, hoped all the while that neither they nor their machine would break under the strain.