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.
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This car was built to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, it accomplished that goal in 1967, beating the second-place Ferrari by 32 miles at a record-breaking average speed of 135.48 miles per hour. The Mark IV combined a sophisticated chassis with a big engine based on Ford's V-8 for stock car racing.
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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.