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1965 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 500

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Artifact Overview

Scotsman Jimmy Clark piloted his #82 Ford-powered Lotus Type 38 around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1965. Clark won that year's Indianapolis 500 with an average race speed of 150.686 miles per hour. He was the first driver to win Indy in a rear-engine car, and the first foreign driver to win since 1916.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

May 1965

Creators

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.13915

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

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1965 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 500