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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dan Gurney, Colin Chapman and Mechanics at the 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 at the 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.
- Dan Gurney and Colin Chapman, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1963 - Even though front-engine cars dominated the Indianapolis 500, Dan Gurney (right) believed that a rear-engine Formula One style car could win. In 1962 he brought British F1 designer and Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman (left) together with Ford Motor Company. Chapman's Lotus 38, powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8, proved Gurney right with an Indy win in 1965.
- May 30, 1963
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Dan Gurney and Colin Chapman, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1963
Even though front-engine cars dominated the Indianapolis 500, Dan Gurney (right) believed that a rear-engine Formula One style car could win. In 1962 he brought British F1 designer and Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman (left) together with Ford Motor Company. Chapman's Lotus 38, powered by a rear-mounted Ford V-8, proved Gurney right with an Indy win in 1965.
- Driver Dan Gurney at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965 - 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.
- May 31, 1965
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Driver Dan Gurney at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
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 Looking at Chassis, Lotus Kingman Test, February, 1963 - In 1962, Dan Gurney brought Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman together with Ford Motor Company to create a light Indianapolis 500 racer with a rear-mounted V-8 engine. Testing at Ford's Kingman, Arizona, proving ground in early 1963 saw an experimental Lotus-Ford car hit 165 mph. Two years later, Jim Clark won the Indy 500 with a Lotus-Ford Type 38.
- February 01, 1963
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Dan Gurney Looking at Chassis, Lotus Kingman Test, February, 1963
In 1962, Dan Gurney brought Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman together with Ford Motor Company to create a light Indianapolis 500 racer with a rear-mounted V-8 engine. Testing at Ford's Kingman, Arizona, proving ground in early 1963 saw an experimental Lotus-Ford car hit 165 mph. Two years later, Jim Clark won the Indy 500 with a Lotus-Ford Type 38.
- Racing Driver Jochen Rindt at Canadian Grand Prix, Mosport International Raceway, August 1969 - Austrian Jochen Rindt competed four times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1965, and twice in the Indianapolis 500. He spent six seasons in Formula One. Rindt died in a crash during practice in 1970 but had already earned enough points for that year's F1 World Drivers' Championship -- the only driver to win the title posthumously.
- September 20, 1969
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Racing Driver Jochen Rindt at Canadian Grand Prix, Mosport International Raceway, August 1969
Austrian Jochen Rindt competed four times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1965, and twice in the Indianapolis 500. He spent six seasons in Formula One. Rindt died in a crash during practice in 1970 but had already earned enough points for that year's F1 World Drivers' Championship -- the only driver to win the title posthumously.
- Jim Clark in Lotus Racer at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965 - Scotsman Jim Clark was photographed in his #82 Lotus-Ford Type 38 in 1965. Clark finished second at the 1963 Indianapolis 500, and he was forced out early by tire and suspension damage in 1964. The third time was the charm when, in 1965, Clark became the first driver to win Indy with a rear-engine car -- and the first foreign driver to win since 1916.
- May 01, 1965
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Jim Clark in Lotus Racer at the Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
Scotsman Jim Clark was photographed in his #82 Lotus-Ford Type 38 in 1965. Clark finished second at the 1963 Indianapolis 500, and he was forced out early by tire and suspension damage in 1964. The third time was the charm when, in 1965, Clark became the first driver to win Indy with a rear-engine car -- and the first foreign driver to win since 1916.
- Lotus Racer with Pit Crew Loading Fuel at Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965 - Jimmy Clark's Lotus-Ford is refueled during Clark's run to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500. To service Clark's car Ford Motor Company hired the Wood Brothers, the fastest, most efficient crew in NASCAR. Even though Clark's Lotus was number 82, the Woods wore the same uniforms they used when racing their number 21 Ford on the stock car tracks.
- May 01, 1965
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Lotus Racer with Pit Crew Loading Fuel at Indianapolis 500 Race, 1965
Jimmy Clark's Lotus-Ford is refueled during Clark's run to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500. To service Clark's car Ford Motor Company hired the Wood Brothers, the fastest, most efficient crew in NASCAR. Even though Clark's Lotus was number 82, the Woods wore the same uniforms they used when racing their number 21 Ford on the stock car tracks.