The 1950 Carrera Panamericana was a motor race held in Mexico from 5 May to 10 May 1950. It was the first edition of the Carrera Panamericana. After the Mexican section of the Pan-American Highway was completed in 1950, a nine-stage, six-day race across the country was organized by the Mexican government to advertise this feat and to attract international business into Mexico. Antonio Cornejo, a Pontiac dealer in Mexico City, was the general manager of the event.
Racers from the US, Italy, France, Spain, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru and obviously, Mexico. The Formula 1 drivers Piero Taruffi and Felice Bonetto took part in the race. Also, Bill France, the founder of NASCAR. Other NASCAR drivers participated as Hershel McGriff, Curtis Turner. The sporcar racer Jean Trévoux took part too. Most of the race was run between 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and 8,000 feet (2,400 m). We celebrate this fantastic race 75 years ago with a scale model of a participating Mercedes 300SL Gullwing…
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