CARRERA PANAMERICANA: History of the Mexican Road Race, 1950¿54 - Brossura

Murphy, Daryl

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0595483240 ISBN 13: 9780595483242

Casa editrice: iUniverse, 2008

Riassunto

Carrera Panamericana: the Mexican Road Race. In its day it was the longest, fastest and likely wildest international automobile race ever staged. A World Championship event along with Le Mans, the Mille Miglia, Nüburgring and the Tourist Trophy, most drivers considered it the best-and the worst-of them all.

From 1950 to 1954, it was witnessed by ten million spectators along a nearly 2,000-mile course that featured deserts where the faster cars could reach 180 mph and 10,000-foot mountain passes requiring first-gear operation. Carrera Panamericana influenced engineering and marketing from Michigan to Modena. Ferrari designed and named a model specifically for the race. Lincoln emerged as a high-performance sedan and Porsche's Carrera was named in honor of its wins.

The Pan-Am was so unconventional and fascinating that it came to hold the world's attention for a full week each year. It was one of the last of the great open road events and the first in which European and American cars could be compared and marked the return of US factory support to racing in America.

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Daryl Murphy has written about aircraft and automobiles for forty years and has been a regular contributor to Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, Cessna Flyer, Piper Flyer and has authored five books on General Aviation plus a previous work on the Mexican Road Race.

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Book by Murphy Daryl

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• Editore: iUniverse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0595483240
• ISBN 13: 9780595483242
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 174