Dan Gurney and Colin Chapman, Indianapolis 500 Race, 1963
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
30 May 1963
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.73
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection [address] Driver: GURNEY & CHAPMAN Machine: LOTUS FORD Date and event: INDY 500 5-63 This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Handwritten on upper right corner of label: 3-34 P.45
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