Coveralls Worn by Team Lotus Mechanic Graham Clode, 1965
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Scotsman Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 with a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine, but his car and his crew belonged to the United Kingdom's Team Lotus. Mechanic Graham Clode brought two sets of coveralls to the race -- one to get dirty and one to keep clean for the much-wanted victory photo. This is Clode's clean set.
Scotsman Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 with a rear-mounted Ford V-8 engine, but his car and his crew belonged to the United Kingdom's Team Lotus. Mechanic Graham Clode brought two sets of coveralls to the race -- one to get dirty and one to keep clean for the much-wanted victory photo. This is Clode's clean set.
Artifact
Coveralls
Date Made
1965
Keywords
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2010.57.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Graham Clode, Team Lotus Mechanic 1964-1966.
Material
Cloth
Metal
Plastic
Technique
Sewing (Needleworking technique)
Color
Green
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Inscriptions
On label: L/ Les Leston/ MADE IN ENGLAND On patch: TEAM/ LOTUS On patch: Firestone On attached paper tag: GP/ Les Leston/ MADE /IN /ENGLAND oN ATTACHED PAPER TAG, BACK: ALL HENUINE LES LESTON/ "G.P." GARMENTS ARE/ FULLY GUARANTEED/ PLEASE RETURN IMMEDIA-/ TELY TO YOU SUPPLIER/ SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY/ CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT/ STOCK REF./ SIZE G CLODE/ PRICE
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