Parnelli Jones Signing Autographs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967
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Parnelli Jones was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice and qualifying for the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #40 car for Andy Granatelli's STP team. It was powered by a turbine engine with a distinctive sound that earned it the nickname "Wooshmobile." Jones dominated the race until a gearbox bearing failed only four laps from the finish.
Parnelli Jones was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice and qualifying for the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #40 car for Andy Granatelli's STP team. It was powered by a turbine engine with a distinctive sound that earned it the nickname "Wooshmobile." Jones dominated the race until a gearbox bearing failed only four laps from the finish.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
May 1967
Subject Date
May 1967
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.670533.26
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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