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Carrera Panamericana Mexico - the famous Central American road race 1950

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Created on January 15, 1988

Reading time 14min

Written by:

Adriano Cimarosti

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Der Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 von Felice Bonetto und Bruno Bonini

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Buick Eight an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - José Thompson aus New Mexiko wartet in Ciudad Juarez auf den Start zur ersten Etappe

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Nash Ambassador an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Bill France und Beifahrer Curtis Turner

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Cadillac V8 an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Der Leutnand Rodolfo Castaneda mit seinem Cadillac V8

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Delahaye 175 an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Der Delahaye 175 des mehrfachen Rallye-Monte-Carlo-Siegers Jean Trévoux

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Oldsmobile 88 an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Nach dem Rennen wird Gesamtsieger Hershel McGriff mit seinem Oldsmobile 88 in Detroit empfangen

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Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Eine Meile vor dem Ziel in Durango kamen ein Cadillac und ein Nash von der Strecke ab

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Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Zur Streckensicherung stellte Staatspräsident Miguel Alemán viele tausend Mann der Armee zur Verfügung

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Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Der im Jahre 1950 3436 km lange Parcours mit Start im Norden war in neun Etappen aufgeteilt

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Summary

The Carrera Panamericana "Mexico" road race (official title), also known as the Carrera Mexicana, was held five times in its original form, from 1950 to 1954, and the major event immediately gained a position of prestige. This unique road race, which crossed Mexico in stages in a longitudinal direction, contained everything: the ardor of the enthusiastic people, the passion that suddenly took over an entire country, but also the triumph of the automobile in general, which gradually conquered the world in the 1950s and became a means of transport that no longer remained the exclusive privilege of the upper classes. This report is about the first event in 1950.

This article contains the following chapters

Planned as a one-off event
Inauguration of the Carrera
Once from north to south
17,341 dollars for the winner
Faster than in the catalog!
Victory for Oldsmobile
Final classification of the first Carrera Panamericana Mexico 1950

Estimated reading time: 14min

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This unique road race, which crossed Mexico in stages in a longitudinal direction, contained everything: the ardor of the enthusiastic people, the passion that suddenly took over an entire country, but also the triumph of the automobile in general, which gradually conquered the world in the 1950s and became a means of transport that was no longer the exclusive privilege of the upper classes. The Carrera Panamericana "Mexico" (official title), also known as the Carrera Mexicana, was held five times from 1950 to 1954, with the major event suddenly gaining prestige (in 1953 and 1954 the Carrera also counted towards the World Sports Car Championship) on a par with traditional events such as the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia or the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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