ALL-AMERICAN CAR TO BE CONSERVED BY ALL-AMERICAN RACERS
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The car was known to hit approximately 220 mph on the Mulsane Straight at Le Mans, an incredible speed even today. Gurney and Foyt took the lead at 90 minutes of the 24-hour event, and ended up winning by four laps. This will be the second major conservation in recent years of a historic race car from Henry Ford Museum's 'Racing in America' collection. The Lotus Ford 38/1 Indy car that Jim Clark drove to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500 recently was conserved by Classic Team Lotus in England, led by Clive Chapman. Clive is the son of Colin Chapman, who fielded the car at Indianapolis. The Clark Indy-winner was the first rear-engine car to ever win the 500-mile race, and is considered one of the most significant Indy cars in history. After being conserved, the Lotus 38/1 was first run at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, before returning to Indianapolis in September 2010 for a demonstration run by three-time 500 winner Dario Franchitti. The Lotus 38/1 is now on display at Henry Ford Museum. To follow news about the conservation of the Mark IV race car, follow Racing in America on the web: www.racinginamerica.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.
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