Mechanic Working on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe at the Daytona Continental 2000 km Race, February 1965
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Artifact Overview
Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team entered six cars in the 1965 Daytona Continental 2000-Kilometer Race. Of those six cars, four -- two Ford GT40s and two Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes -- finished in the top five positions. The overall victory went to the team's #73 GT40 driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby -- the first win by a GT40 anywhere.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
February 1965
Subject Date
28 February 1965
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.650243.28
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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