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- Driven to Win: Showmanship -
- June 18, 2021
- Collections - Article
Driven to Win: Showmanship
- Driven to Win: Sneak Peek - As we prepare to open our major new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America, join us for a preview of the Sports Car Performance Center. Explore the story of the Ford GT from inception to success at the 2016 Le Mans 24-hour race, and learn how engineers optimized the car through aerodynamic design, high-tech materials, and careful data analysis.
- March 23, 2021
- Collections - Video
Driven to Win: Sneak Peek
As we prepare to open our major new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America, join us for a preview of the Sports Car Performance Center. Explore the story of the Ford GT from inception to success at the 2016 Le Mans 24-hour race, and learn how engineers optimized the car through aerodynamic design, high-tech materials, and careful data analysis.
- Driven to Win: Drag Racing - Drag racing looks fairly simple, but it’s much more complex than it appears. Learn more about the drag racing cars and drivers featured in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- July 26, 2021
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Driven to Win: Drag Racing
Drag racing looks fairly simple, but it’s much more complex than it appears. Learn more about the drag racing cars and drivers featured in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- "Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them," 1928 - Joseph Dodson used his observations of songbird behavior to design products for his company, Dodson Bird Houses. In the company's catalog, <em>Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them</em> (1928), customers could choose from dozens of unique houses, feeders, and baths designed for different species' needs. It also featured essays on how to attract and care for wild birds.
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"Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them," 1928
Joseph Dodson used his observations of songbird behavior to design products for his company, Dodson Bird Houses. In the company's catalog, Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them (1928), customers could choose from dozens of unique houses, feeders, and baths designed for different species' needs. It also featured essays on how to attract and care for wild birds.
- Driven to Win: Hill Climb Racing - Learn about Bobby Unser and the 1958 hill climb car he repeatedly drove to victory at Pikes Peak, as well as other artifacts and stories related to hill climb racing that you'll see in our new racing exhibit, Driven to Win.
- May 03, 2021
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Driven to Win: Hill Climb Racing
Learn about Bobby Unser and the 1958 hill climb car he repeatedly drove to victory at Pikes Peak, as well as other artifacts and stories related to hill climb racing that you'll see in our new racing exhibit, Driven to Win.
- Driven to Win: Land Speed Racing - Learn about land speed racing, the 1965 Goldenrod, the 1951 Beatty Belly Tank Lakester, and other artifacts you'll see in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- April 06, 2021
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Driven to Win: Land Speed Racing
Learn about land speed racing, the 1965 Goldenrod, the 1951 Beatty Belly Tank Lakester, and other artifacts you'll see in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- Driven to Win: Dawn of Racing - Learn about early American auto racing, and the significant early race cars and other artifacts you'll see in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- March 23, 2021
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Driven to Win: Dawn of Racing
Learn about early American auto racing, and the significant early race cars and other artifacts you'll see in our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America.
- Driven to Win: Stock Car Racing - Our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America, features a 2011 Ford Fusion driven by Trevor Bayne and many other artifacts related to stock car racing.
- July 02, 2021
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Driven to Win: Stock Car Racing
Our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America, features a 2011 Ford Fusion driven by Trevor Bayne and many other artifacts related to stock car racing.
- Driven to Win: Indy Car Racing - The Indianapolis 500 is the greatest spectacle in automobile racing. Learn more about the Indy Cars and other artifacts you'll see in our new racing exhibit, Driven to Win, in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- June 04, 2021
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Driven to Win: Indy Car Racing
The Indianapolis 500 is the greatest spectacle in automobile racing. Learn more about the Indy Cars and other artifacts you'll see in our new racing exhibit, Driven to Win, in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- Driven to Win: Igniting the Passion - Explore the "Igniting the Passion" section of our new auto racing exhibit Driven to Win to learn how children find a lifelong interest in racing.
- May 20, 2021
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Driven to Win: Igniting the Passion
Explore the "Igniting the Passion" section of our new auto racing exhibit Driven to Win to learn how children find a lifelong interest in racing.