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 Carrera Panamericana
375 Plus s/n 0392AM Umberto Maglioli

1950
Ciudad Juarez - Chihuahua - Parral - Durango - Leon - Mexico - Puebla - Oaxaca -Tuxtla - El Ocotal
3436 km
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1950 Oldsmobile 88 Two Door Sedan - Roy and Beverly Asbahr

1954
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral  - Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3070 km
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1952
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral  - Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3113 km
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1953
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral  - Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3084 km
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340 Mexico s/n 0222AT  Hill - Ginther
340 Mexico s/n 0222AT  Villoresi - Cornacchia
375 MM Chinetti - Shakespear s/n 0376AM
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IV Carrera Panamericana "Mexico"

1951
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral  - Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3113 km
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212 Inter Ascari - Villoresi s/n 0161EL
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The Carrera Panamericana

A couple of races made history ... the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, 24h Le Mans, 12 h of Sebring  ... but all were only a fraction in distance and time compared with the Carrera Panamericana

In 1924 a conference was held in Santiago de Chile by the Countries of North and South America, deciding to construct the Pan-American Highway, to connect Alaska with Tierra del Fuego. Mexico was the first country in Latin America to finish this project in 1950 and wanted to draw the world attention to the completion of the tremendous project and launched the Carrera Panamericana race the only one of this kind.

The Carrera Panamericana was held 5 times, the 1st time in 1950 and until 1954 in each following year. It this short period it established it’s place in racing history, among such events with a long tradition such as the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, 24h Le Mans, 12 h of Sebring. A point to point race is the most difficult races in our opinion, because every piece of the track is new to a driver and we rate the CP as 10. The 1st edition was a one class race and only saw the large 5 seat American stock production cars at the start.

The 9 legs with a total length of 3436kms had to be covered in 6 days, twice as in the Mille Miglia and in the 24h of Le Mans. The 1950 race started from the northern Mexican border to the southern border, in 1951 and the following years the race started in the south at the border to Guatemala. From 1952 more race classes were introduced and the 1st leg was dropped.

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1950
It was a one class race starting at the northern Mexican border hitting to the southern border: Ciudad Juarez - Chihuahua - Parral - Durango - Leon - Mexico - Puebla - Oaxaca -Tuxtla - El Ocotal
3436 km

1951
In ’51 the race started from south to north … the last stage .. which would have been the 1st one in ’51 was dropped, which shortended the Cp by aprx. 200km .. still a one class race: Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral- Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3113 km

1952
2 classes sport and turismo: Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral- Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3113 km

1953

4 classes; sport until 1600, sport above 1600, turismo until 1600 & turismo above 1600
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral- Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3084 km

1954

5 classes; sport until 1500, sport above 1500, turismo until 3500, turismo especial & turismo europa
Tuxtla - Oaxaca - Puebla - Mexico - Leon - Durango - Parral- Chihuahua - Ciudad Juarez
3070 km


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