Laguna Seca Championship Road Races, Monterey, California, June 1963

THF145905 / Laguna Seca Championship Road Races, Monterey, California, June 1963

Artifact Overview

Dave Friedman captured auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This photo is from the Laguna Seca Championship Road Races held near Monterey, California, in June 1963. Chuck Parsons won the 150-mile main event in the #10 Ford-powered Lotus 23.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

07 June 1963-09 June 1963

Subject Date

07 June 1963-09 June 1963

Creators

Nehamkin, Lester

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.6606.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in

Keywords	United States, California, Monterey Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Automobiles Lotus automobiles Racetracks (Automobile racing) Spectators (Event observers) Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Monise, Frank, 1924-2003 Molle, William H. (Bill) Gillum, Dan Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Monterey, Calif.) United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC)