Ford Mark IV Driven by A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 June 1967 - 11 June 1967
Subject Date
10 June 1967-11 June 1967
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.716
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.063 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
Label on back of contact sheet reads: The Dave Friedman Photo Collection /[address] Driver: Foyt/Gurney / Machine: Ford Mk IV / Date and event: Le Mans 6/67 / This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
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