Dan Gurney Driving Ford Mustang I Experimental Sports Car, Watkins Glen, New York, 1962
THF205247 / Dan Gurney Driving Ford Mustang I Experimental Sports Car, Watkins Glen, New York, 1962
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Artifact Overview
Road-racing champion Dan Gurney gave the Mustang I its first public demonstration at the 1962 United States Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York. The event got a lot of press and generated excitement.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
07 October 1962
Subject Date
07 October 1962
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.P.621004.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Text on back:
Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads:
Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address]
Driver: Dan Gurney /
Machine: Mustang Proto /
Date and event: USGP 10-62 /
This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer.
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