Ford Mark IV Driven by A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year in 1967. The Mark IV, with its 427-cubic-inch, 500-horsepower V-8 engine, broke 200 miles per hour on the circuit's straightaway. Drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt set an average-speed record of 135.48 and finished 32 miles ahead of the second-place car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

10 June 1967 - 11 June 1967

Subject Date

10 June 1967-11 June 1967

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.716

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 6.063 in
Width: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

Label on back of contact sheet reads: The Dave Friedman Photo Collection /[address] Driver: Foyt/Gurney / Machine: Ford Mk IV / Date and event: Le Mans 6/67 / This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
Ford Mark IV Driven by A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967