The history behind our Panamericana Carrera tee
IN THE EARLY FIFTIES, A LITTLE CAR COMPANY PRODUCING NICE SPORTS CARS HAD ADOPTED THE POLICY, COMMON AMONG MOTOR MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, OF PROVING JUST HOW RELIABLE THEIR PRODUCTS WERE BY TESTING THEM IN THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST MOTOR RACES. THAT COMPANY WAS PORSCHE!
The German firm was attracting plenty of customers, winning its class in races at the Nurburgring and Le Mans and other famous European circuits. To expand sales into the Americas, what better way than tackling Mexico’s fearsome Carrera PanAmericana? The significance of this event in Porsche’s history is evident in the name, as Carrera, the Spanish word for race, has featured in the range for over 60 years now.
1953 was the first year the factory sent an official entry to the PanAmericana, by then in its fourth year. It was the most fearsome road race on earth, which ran through Mexico from North to South, from the border with Guatemala to the USA. Even though it was like no other race on the calendar, it counted towards the World Championship for Makes, therefore the big guns of the racing world all took part, as well as plenty of American car companies who made the trip over the border from the USA. credit Automobilist
For more information on the history of the Panamericana Carerra go to https://automobilist.com/magazine/the-birth-of-carrera-porsche-356-sl
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