Dave MacDonald Driving Ford Galaxie at 250 KM International Stock Car Race, Sebring, Florida, March 1964
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Dave MacDonald competed in southern California drag races before moving to sports cars and stock cars. He raced Corvettes for Chevrolet and Cobras for Carroll Shelby. MacDonald's first appearance in the Indianapolis 500, in 1964, was his last race. He lost control on the second lap, hit the wall, and died from injuries he sustained in the fiery crash.
Dave MacDonald competed in southern California drag races before moving to sports cars and stock cars. He raced Corvettes for Chevrolet and Cobras for Carroll Shelby. MacDonald's first appearance in the Indianapolis 500, in 1964, was his last race. He lost control on the second lap, hit the wall, and died from injuries he sustained in the fiery crash.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
March 1964
Subject Date
20 March 1964
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.934.2.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 1.375 in
Width: 0.875 in
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