Ford Motor Company Memo regarding Photos of Jim Clark and Colin Chapman at the Magic Skyway Ride, New York World's Fair, 1965

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Artifact Overview

Racing driver Jim Clark and Team Lotus principal Colin Chapman took a ride on the Magic Skyway in June 1965. Walt Disney designed the attraction for Ford Motor Company's pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Clark and Chapman were in good spirits -- Clark had just won the Indianapolis 500 in a Ford-powered Lotus race car designed by Chapman.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Memorandum

Date Made

17 June 1965

Subject Date

17 June 1965

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1814.1973.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting
Printing (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in