A. J. Foyt, #1 Lotus-Ford, 1965 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1965

Indianapolis50005-65_1388 / A. J. Foyt, #1 Lotus-Ford, 1965 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1965
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Artifact Overview

Even before Jim Clark's groundbreaking 1965 win in a rear-engine Lotus-Ford, the rear-engine layout gained favor at the Indianapolis 500. A.J. Foyt, who'd won the 1964 race with a traditional front-engine car, switched to a rear-engine Lotus-Ford for 1965. Foyt qualified that year with a new record of 161.958 miles per hour, but he suffered a broken gearbox during the race.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

May 1965

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.10568

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital imaging

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1204 pixel
Width: 1795 pixel
Resolution: 72 dpi
Depth: 24 bit

A. J. Foyt, #1 Lotus-Ford, 1965 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1965