Ford GT40 J-Car Wind Tunnel Testing, Dearborn, Michigan, 1967

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company intended to compete at Le Mans in 1967 with the all-new J-Car. After driver Ken Miles was killed during trials in August 1966, the J-Car was reworked into the safer Mark IV. This photo shows Shelby American's Phil Remington (left) with Ford engineers as they test the car's shape in a wind tunnel.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

February 1967

Subject Date

February 1967

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.158.P.CN.4788.39

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Ford GT40 J-Car Wind Tunnel Testing, Dearborn, Michigan, 1967