Chevrolet Corvette C1 Driven by Dave MacDonald in the Production Sports Car Race before the 4th Annual Grand Prix for Sports Cars, Riverside, California, October 1961

Summary

Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, and teams. The 4th annual Grand Prix for Sports Cars attracted some of the best-known U.S. and international drivers to the 3.275-mile course at Riverside, California, in 1961. Australian Jack Brabham bested the field.

Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, and teams. The 4th annual Grand Prix for Sports Cars attracted some of the best-known U.S. and international drivers to the 3.275-mile course at Riverside, California, in 1961. Australian Jack Brabham bested the field.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

14 October 1961

Subject Date

14 October 1961

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.611008.8

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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