1965 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 916

Artifact Overview

Team Lotus and Ford brought in NASCAR driver Bobby Johns to pilot the #83 Ford-powered Lotus car in the 1965 Indianapolis 500, alongside Jim Clark's #82 car. Johns finished seventh. He made seven attempts to qualify for Indy during his career, also succeeding in 1969. Johns finished the 1969 race in tenth place.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

May 1965

Creators

Jack Brady Associates

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.14331

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital imaging

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

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

Keywords	United States, Indiana, Indianapolis Digital images Photographs Automobile racing Automobiles Indy cars Cars Open-wheel racing cars Johns, Bobby, 1932-2016 Indianapolis 500 (Automobile race)