Ford Mustang Funny Car at NHRA Pre-Season Test Session, January 2000

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Artifact Overview

This Ford Mustang funny car was photographed while making a pre-season test run in January 2000. NHRA drag racing competitions feature more than 200 classes, but Funny Car is among the most popular. Funny cars use special supercharged engines that burn nitromethane fuel, but their bodies resemble regular production cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Date Made

January 2000

Subject Date

January 2000

Creators

Creator Notes

Photographed by Ron Lewis.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.1.1959.38

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Film Phototransparency

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Ford Mustang Funny Car at NHRA Pre-Season Test Session, January 2000