Indianapolis 500, May 1962
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With sponsorship from Los Angeles-based Harvey Aluminum, Mickey Thompson took three cars to the 1962 Indianapolis 500. All were powered by Buick V-8 engines mounted in the rear -- an unconventional layout at the time. Only Dan Gurney, driving the #34 car, managed to qualify. Gurney was in ninth place when a leaking transaxle ended his race on lap 92.
With sponsorship from Los Angeles-based Harvey Aluminum, Mickey Thompson took three cars to the 1962 Indianapolis 500. All were powered by Buick V-8 engines mounted in the rear -- an unconventional layout at the time. Only Dan Gurney, driving the #34 car, managed to qualify. Gurney was in ninth place when a leaking transaxle ended his race on lap 92.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
30 May 1962
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.620503.20.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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