Jim Clark and Colin Chapman in a Ford Mustang on the Magic Skyway Ride, Ford Pavilion, 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

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

16 June 1965

Subject Date

16 June 1965

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1814.1973.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

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