Mechanics Working on Race Car during the La Carrera Panamericana (Mexican Road Race), 1954
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La Carrera Panamericana is known famously in motorsports as a long and difficult race that often led to the deaths of many competitors, spectators, and safety personnel. It was important for racing teams and their mechanics to constantly inspect and maintain their vehicles to reduce the dangers of mechanical failure or miscalculation of racing physics.
La Carrera Panamericana is known famously in motorsports as a long and difficult race that often led to the deaths of many competitors, spectators, and safety personnel. It was important for racing teams and their mechanics to constantly inspect and maintain their vehicles to reduce the dangers of mechanical failure or miscalculation of racing physics.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
November 1954
Subject Date
19 November 1954 - 23 November 1954
Keywords
Collection Title
Import Automobile Records and Automobile Racing Records Series
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.782.P.833.105975.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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