Lincoln Capri, Car #52 Driven in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana Race
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Lincoln Motor Company went racing in the early 1950s at the Carrera Panamericana, a 2,000-mile road race through Mexico. American and European drivers rallied across mountains and plains in stock cars, sports cars, and touring cars. Lincoln Capri cars won their class in 1952, 1953, and 1954. Officials canceled the race after just five years, though it's occasionally been revived.
Lincoln Motor Company went racing in the early 1950s at the Carrera Panamericana, a 2,000-mile road race through Mexico. American and European drivers rallied across mountains and plains in stock cars, sports cars, and touring cars. Lincoln Capri cars won their class in 1952, 1953, and 1954. Officials canceled the race after just five years, though it's occasionally been revived.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 December 1953
Subject Date
19 November 1953-23 November 1953
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.87627
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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