Ford Motorsports records, 1957-1968.

ArchivalResource

Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department. Ford Motorsports records, 1957-1968.

Ford Motorsports records, 1957-1968.

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The Ford Motorsports records are made up of correspondence, press releases and other textual materials, photographs, proof sheets, and negatives maintained by the Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department documenting Ford Motor Company's involvement in racing and performance testing. The records consist of three series. The Events and Automobiles series, 1957-1968, covers Ford-Lincoln-Mercury involvement in races, durability runs, and rallies such as the Cape Horn to Fairbanks Durability Run, Comet Durability Run and Comet drag racing, East African Safari Rally, Le Mans race, Indianapolis 500 pace car program, and Mobilgas Economy Run. Ford's entry in many of these events was the Mercury Comet. In addition the series contains information on the road trip, "Aventura Alaska-Brasil," taken by William and Renee Carroll and the Lincoln Continental executive limousine. The Drivers series, 1967, consists of biographical information on race car drivers Don Nicholson and Dan Gurney. Other information on drivers, including photographs, can be found in other parts of the collection. The Summary Information series, 1962-1963, consists of summary information on racing events as well as automobile and engine specifications.

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