Gil Andersen, #10 Stutz, May 1911
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Gil Andersen was born in Norway and immigrated to the United States. He competed in the first six Indianapolis 500 races. He's seen here at the wheel of his #10 Stutz at the first Indy 500, in 1911. Andersen finished 11th, but his car's solid performance inspired Stutz Motor Company's slogan: "The Car That Made Good in a Day."
Gil Andersen was born in Norway and immigrated to the United States. He competed in the first six Indianapolis 500 races. He's seen here at the wheel of his #10 Stutz at the first Indy 500, in 1911. Andersen finished 11th, but his car's solid performance inspired Stutz Motor Company's slogan: "The Car That Made Good in a Day."
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
May 1911
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.5033.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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