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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 76, the Howmet TX, (Ray Heppenstall, Ed Lowther, and Dick Thompson, co-drivers), Car Number 78, a Ford Mustang, (Sam Posey and Jim Kauffman, co-drivers).

24 Hours of Daytona

  • Title 24 Hours of Daytona
  • Source Eric della Faille Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 76, the Howmet TX, (Ray Heppenstall, Ed Lowther, and Dick Thompson, co-drivers), Car Number 78, a Ford Mustang, (Sam Posey and Jim Kauffman, co-drivers).
  • Years 1968  
  • Date 1968-02-03
  • Photographer Eric della Faille  
  • City Daytona Beach  
  • State Florida  
  • Country United States  
  • Marque Howmet   Ford  
  • Model Howmet TX   Ford Mustang  
  • Engine Type Continental gas turbine, Ford V8  
  • Group/Class P, TA+ 2.0  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 76, PURE (decal), Car Number 78
  • Event 24 Hours of Daytona  
  • Venue Daytona International Speedway  
  • Entrant Howmet Corporation   James Kauffman  
  • Race Data Ray Heppenstall, Ed Lowther, and Dick Thompson co-driving Car Number 76, the Howmet TX, qualified seventh, but did not finish (DNF) in the 24 hours race. Sam Posey and Jim Kauffman co-driving Car Number 78, a Ford Mustang, qualified forty-eighth and finished twenty-first overall and fifth in class in the 24 hours race.
  • Identifier 2014-029DELL-BW-1968-b5_10.2_0029
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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