Pace car
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Identifier: 741.21.k.2
Ford pace car for a race parked in front of the Pitt County Courthouse where a band and chorus are performing. Dates from negative sleeve.more...
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Description
Ford pace car for a race parked in front of the Pitt County Courthouse where a band and chorus are performing. Dates from negative sleeve.
Contributor(s)
Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
Date
1950 - 1959
Call Number
741.21.k.2
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
The Daily Reflector Image Collection
Regional/National events

Subject(s)
Automobile racing--North Carolina--Greenville
Marching bands--North Carolina--Greenville
Choruses--North Carolina--Greenville
Courthouses--North Carolina--Greenville
Finding Aid
Daily Reflector Negative Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
negatives (photographic)
Physical Description
10cm x 12.5cm
Rights
Copyright held by Joyner Library. Permission to reuse this work is granted for all non-commercial purposes.
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/4324

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Comments
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 Fri Oct 21 10:43 AM  by Ken Harbit

1953 Ford Sunliner Indy 500 Pace Car Convertible 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Convertible, rumored to be just one of 10 known to exist. The date, May 30, 1953 was permanently stenciled on its rear fender, as well as the words ‘official pace car’ on the driver’s door. 1953 was Ford’s 50th year. Driven in the 1953 race by William Clay Ford, Sr. He was the 4th member of the Ford family to be a pace car driver. Bill Vukovich (Fresno Ca.) won the 1953 Indy 500, he endured searing heat and led for 195 laps to win the 500, one of only five drivers that year to finish the race without relief. His average speed was 128.74 mph. His qualifying speed is 138.392 mph.
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