Dan Gurney Driving Mercury Cougar, Green Valley Trans-Am Race, Texas, April 1967
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Artifact Overview
Versatile racing driver Dan Gurney competed in stock car, sports car, Indy car, and Formula One races throughout his career. On April 16, 1967, Gurney drove the #98 Mercury Cougar in the Green Valley 300 at Texas's Green Valley Raceway. Gurney won the Trans-Am Series race, finishing ahead of Parnelli Jones and Dick Thompson.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
15 April 1967-16 April 1967
Subject Date
15 April 1967 - 16 April 1967
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.670434.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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