Mechanics Working on Lincoln Capri Driven by Ray Crawford and Enrique Iglesias at La Carrera Panamericana (Mexican Road Race), November 1954

Summary

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 transparency

Date Made

November 1954

Subject Date

19 November 1954 - 23 November 1954

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.708

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4 in

Width: 5 in

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