Ford GT40 on Fire during 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1964

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's hopes of winning Le Mans in 1964 went up in smoke when GT40 #12, driven by Briton Richard Attwood and Frenchman Jo Schlesser, burst into flames due to a faulty fuel hose. Attwood -- driving at the time -- escaped but the car was destroyed. Ford's two other entries in the race also failed to finish.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

20 June 1964

Subject Date

20 June 1964

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.753

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 9 in