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Jim Clark and Colin Chapman, 1965 United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, New York, October 1965

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Artifact Overview

Colin Chapman (left) and Jim Clark (right) represented a perfect partnership between race car designer and driver. Chapman's innovative and ever-lighter cars produced exceptional speed, while Clark's skills behind the wheel regularly outmatched those of his competitors. Together, the two made Britain's Team Lotus a major force in Formula One racing in the 1960s until Clark's death in 1968.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

October 1965

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.759

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.75 in
Width: 9.75 in