Dave MacDonald Driving Mercury Race Car, Second Annual Motor Trend Magazine Riverside 500-Mile Race, January 1964
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Artifact Overview
Dave MacDonald competed in southern California drag races before moving to sports cars and stock cars. He raced Corvettes for Chevrolet and Cobras for Carroll Shelby. MacDonald's first appearance in the Indianapolis 500, in 1964, was his last race. He lost control on the second lap, hit the wall, and died from injuries he sustained in the fiery crash.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
13 January 1964-19 January 1964
Subject Date
13 January 1964-19 January 1964
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.4141
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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