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- Lotus Racer with Ford Engine, Jim Clark at the Wheel, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965 - Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 in a Lotus chassis powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8. It was the first Indy 500 win for a rear-engine car, and it revolutionized the race. No front-engine car has won the Indianapolis 500 since. Clark is seen here posing in his groundbreaking car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- May 01, 1965
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Lotus Racer with Ford Engine, Jim Clark at the Wheel, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 in a Lotus chassis powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8. It was the first Indy 500 win for a rear-engine car, and it revolutionized the race. No front-engine car has won the Indianapolis 500 since. Clark is seen here posing in his groundbreaking car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Jim Clark Seated in Lotus Racer, with Colin Chapman and Pit Crew at Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965 - Driver Jimmy Clark conferred with Team Lotus director Colin Chapman (in sunglasses) at the 1965 Indianapolis 500. Clark's #82 rear-engine Lotus Type 38, powered by a 256-cubic-inch Ford V-8, won that year's race -- the first rear-engine car to take the checkered flag at Indy.
- May 01, 1965
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Jim Clark Seated in Lotus Racer, with Colin Chapman and Pit Crew at Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
Driver Jimmy Clark conferred with Team Lotus director Colin Chapman (in sunglasses) at the 1965 Indianapolis 500. Clark's #82 rear-engine Lotus Type 38, powered by a 256-cubic-inch Ford V-8, won that year's race -- the first rear-engine car to take the checkered flag at Indy.
- Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962 - Chevrolet's early Corvettes all came with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions -- a combination that didn't impress racers. When a V-8 and a manual shift became options for 1955, opinions changed. Dave MacDonald drove Corvettes to victory at 28 events during the 1962 sports car racing season. MacDonald was killed in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500.
- 21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962
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Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962
Chevrolet's early Corvettes all came with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions -- a combination that didn't impress racers. When a V-8 and a manual shift became options for 1955, opinions changed. Dave MacDonald drove Corvettes to victory at 28 events during the 1962 sports car racing season. MacDonald was killed in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500.
- Cale Yarborough Seated in Ford Motor Company's Special Edition Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, during the Daytona 500 Race, Florida, February 25, 1968 - Cale Yarborough earned the first of his four Daytona 500 victories in 1968. It was the second Daytona 500 win for his team, Wood Brothers. Yarborough held the pole position that year, setting the fastest qualifying time in his Mercury Cyclone. It was a close race, with Yarborough besting second-place finisher LeeRoy Yarbrough by less than a second.
- February 25, 1968
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Cale Yarborough Seated in Ford Motor Company's Special Edition Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, during the Daytona 500 Race, Florida, February 25, 1968
Cale Yarborough earned the first of his four Daytona 500 victories in 1968. It was the second Daytona 500 win for his team, Wood Brothers. Yarborough held the pole position that year, setting the fastest qualifying time in his Mercury Cyclone. It was a close race, with Yarborough besting second-place finisher LeeRoy Yarbrough by less than a second.
- Dan Gurney in Ferrari for First Race at Rheims, France, July 5, 1959 - Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. His accomplishments as an engineer, car builder, and team owner with his company All American Racers included the "Gurney flap" spoiler extension, the innovative Alligator motorcycle, and 158 AAR-built Eagle race cars.
- July 05, 1959
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Dan Gurney in Ferrari for First Race at Rheims, France, July 5, 1959
Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. His accomplishments as an engineer, car builder, and team owner with his company All American Racers included the "Gurney flap" spoiler extension, the innovative Alligator motorcycle, and 158 AAR-built Eagle race cars.
- Dan Gurney in AAR Eagle at United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, New York, October 1, 1967 - Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. His accomplishments as an engineer, car builder, and team owner with his company All American Racers included the "Gurney flap" spoiler extension, the innovative Alligator motorcycle, and 158 AAR-built Eagle race cars.
- October 01, 1967
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Dan Gurney in AAR Eagle at United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, New York, October 1, 1967
Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. His accomplishments as an engineer, car builder, and team owner with his company All American Racers included the "Gurney flap" spoiler extension, the innovative Alligator motorcycle, and 158 AAR-built Eagle race cars.
- Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Mechanics with Smoking Engine, Lotus Ford Test, February, 1963 - In February 1963, drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney, and Lotus designer Colin Chapman, gathered with Ford engineers to test their theory that a rear-engine, Formula One style car could compete against the front-engine roadsters that dominated the Indianapolis 500. Clark proved the theory correct in 1965, winning at Indy in a Lotus powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine.
- February 01, 1963
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Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Mechanics with Smoking Engine, Lotus Ford Test, February, 1963
In February 1963, drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney, and Lotus designer Colin Chapman, gathered with Ford engineers to test their theory that a rear-engine, Formula One style car could compete against the front-engine roadsters that dominated the Indianapolis 500. Clark proved the theory correct in 1965, winning at Indy in a Lotus powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine.
- Ford Mark IV Car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1967 - Ford Motor Company won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year in 1967. The Mark IV, with its 427-cubic-inch, 500-horsepower V-8 engine, broke 200 miles per hour on the circuit's straightaway. Drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt set an average-speed record of 135.48 and finished 32 miles ahead of the second-place car.
- 16 June 1967-17 June 1967
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Ford Mark IV Car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1967
Ford Motor Company won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year in 1967. The Mark IV, with its 427-cubic-inch, 500-horsepower V-8 engine, broke 200 miles per hour on the circuit's straightaway. Drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt set an average-speed record of 135.48 and finished 32 miles ahead of the second-place car.
- Jim Hall Driving Chaparral 2 at SCCA Laguna Seca Races, May 9, 1965 -
- May 09, 1965
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Jim Hall Driving Chaparral 2 at SCCA Laguna Seca Races, May 9, 1965
- Jim Hall and the Chaparral 2E Team at Can-Am Races, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1966 -
- November 01, 1966
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Jim Hall and the Chaparral 2E Team at Can-Am Races, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1966