{"id":628,"date":"2025-11-18T21:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khu.sbr.mybluehost.me\/?post_type=mexico-gallery&#038;p=628"},"modified":"2026-09-02T01:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:17:20","slug":"other","status":"publish","type":"mexico-gallery","link":"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/en\/mexico-gallery\/other\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrera Panamericana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"628\" class=\"elementor elementor-628\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mexico-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4152d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4152d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2312272 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2312272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5621c elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cd5621c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-0324ccdfecd73600a5f28922d6a39dc1 jig-preset-global jig-source-wp-gallery jig-id-3059\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-1024x480.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FIMG_2363-1024x480.jpeg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=317ec073b825e8cda707cacefaf886ce.jpg\" alt=\"1950 Carrera Panamericana first issue #194 \" width=\"512\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1950 Carrera Panamericana first issue #194 <\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-1024x476.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FII-Panamericana-198-1024x476.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=f62c91c3672d764f8719cf945a6a7f63.png\" alt=\"1951 II Carrera Panamericana  #198\" width=\"516\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1951 II Carrera Panamericana  #198<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-CarreraPanamericana-39.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FII-CarreraPanamericana-39.webp&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=8e9b70c5df1b123c289579c5a33b4eca.webp\" alt=\"1951 II Carrera Panamericana, #39\" width=\"461\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1951 II Carrera Panamericana, #39<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/III-Panamericana-106-1-1024x408.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FIII-Panamericana-106-1-1024x408.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=71aaf5e9f5fb10be050041bb07eb4949.png\" alt=\"1952 III Carrera Panamericana, #106\" width=\"602\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1952 III Carrera Panamericana, #106<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1953-IV-Panamericana-6-WIDE-1024x683.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F1953-IV-Panamericana-6-WIDE-1024x683.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=4de875b91d9c97a14d48239dfebe871e.png\" alt=\"1953 IV Carrera Panamericana, #6\" width=\"359\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1953 IV Carrera Panamericana, #6<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IV-Panamericana-4-1024x448.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FIV-Panamericana-4-1024x448.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=f3361e332f19557f6f9c3908b9b5e260.png\" alt=\"1953 IV Carrera Panamericana, #4\" width=\"548\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1953 IV Carrera Panamericana, #4<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1953-IV-Panamericana-206-1024x683.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F1953-IV-Panamericana-206-1024x683.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=2645cd9ff4a7e7588e7cbcd7f5e46e11.png\" alt=\"1953 IV Panamericana, #205\" width=\"359\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1953 IV Panamericana, #205<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V-Panamericana-256-1024x463.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FV-Panamericana-256-1024x463.png&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=434628c4da3f7cfb18f8d38cb9764413.png\" alt=\"1954 V Carrera Panamericana\" width=\"530\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1954 V Carrera Panamericana<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eacec4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eacec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0994d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0994d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Carrera Panamericana issued special license plates for all competition cars, with the registration number matching the race car number.\u00a0\u00a0 The plates were extra large, inspired by the Monte Carlo and other European race car events of the era.\u00a0 \u00a0The plates were embossed steel, heavy and well made.\u00a0 The issues were:<\/p><p>1950-Carrera I: Black on white.\u00a0 The only slogan to appear was \u201cDe Frontera a Frontera\u201d (Border to Border).<\/p><p>1951-Carrera II. Black on Yellow<\/p><p>1952-Carrera III. White on Red<\/p><p>1953-Carrera IV: Black on White<\/p><p>1954-Carrera V: Black on Yellow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858a949 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"858a949\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ebc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ebc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Carrera Panamericana\u00a0 Mexico Race History<\/h2><p>Mexico\u2019s thrilling Carrera Panamericana claimed more lives than it crowned winners during its first five races.\u00a0 In May, 1950 the first motorsport race was a border to border rally, like Italy\u2019s Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. The pride of Mexico was on display, and the inaugural race attracted drivers from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 Endorsed by the Mexican Government, the event promoted tourism, Mexico\u2019s growing automobile industry and fostered national pride.\u00a0 But at a cost.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3009 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map-300x205.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map-600x410.webp 600w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-map.webp 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>Considered to be the most dangerous race in the world, the race sadly earned this reputation. From 1950 through 1954, five races were run.\u00a0 \u00a0Indeed 5 drivers won the event in this period, but 6 other drivers were killed, along with one spectator.\u00a0<\/p><p>Consequently, with the global tragedy at France\u2019s famed LeMans race in 1955 with hundreds of spectators killed in a horrific crash, the Mexican Government shuttered the Carrera Panamericana.\u00a0\u00a0 The race would not be run again for 34 years, when the Panamericana was revived.\u00a0 \u00a0The famed race continues today.<\/p><p>Despite being abandoned for so long after the 1950s, the race would not be immediately forgotten.\u00a0 For example, the Germany automaker Porsche has multiple class wins in the race, despite their models being small and often quite underpowered (especially against other American and other German opponents). A 550 Spyder won the Small Sports Car category in 1953.<\/p><p>The famed Porsche Carrera model was named after this race, like their Targa model named after the Targa Florio.\u00a0 In 2009, the company shipped the Panamera, a 4-door touring car with a name inspired by Panamericana. Similarly, the watchmaker Heuer, then known for its motorsport stopwatches, introduced a chronograph called the &#8220;Carrera Panamerica&#8221; after the 1953 race, which developed into its long-running &#8216;Carrera&#8217; range.\u00a0 Similarly, Mercedes-AMG (high performance division of Mercedes-Benz road cars) named a new grille after this race: the Panamericana-Grille can be found on almost all AMG vehicles starting from 2018.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5996c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e5996c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b355533 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b355533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45dd913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45dd913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzAxMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9zcDMxOS1jYXItcmFjaW5nLWNhcmVycmEtcGFuYW1lcmljYW5hLTE5NTAtY29sbGVnZS1zcG9ydHMtcG9zdGVycy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters.jpg 688w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sp319-car-racing-carerra-panamericana-1950-college-sports-posters-600x785.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Inaugural Carrera Panamericana poster showed the route from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua on the US border to El Ocotal, Chiapas on the Guatemala border. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e10ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92e10ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bd5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04bd5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9pbC1jYXJyZXJhLXBhbmFtZXJpY2FuYS1tZXhpY28tdHJhdmVsLXBvc3Rlci0xOTUxLXZpbnRhZ2UtdHJhdmVsLXBvc3RlcnMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters.jpg 692w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/il-carrera-panamericana-mexico-travel-poster-1951-vintage-travel-posters-600x780.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1951 II Carrera Panamericana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5f8e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e5f8e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c2757 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36c2757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0df272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0df272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1952 III Panamericana Poster 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTUyLUlJSS1QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtUG9zdGVyLTIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1753\" height=\"2425\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3090\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2.jpg 1753w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-1110x1536.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-1480x2048.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1952-III-Panamericana-Poster-2-600x830.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1753px) 100vw, 1753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1952 III Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97f163 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b97f163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e21407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e21407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 IV Panamericana Poster\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTUzLUlWLVBhbmFtZXJpY2FuYS1Qb3N0ZXIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"1681\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster.png 1296w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-789x1024.png 789w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-768x996.png 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-1184x1536.png 1184w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1953-IV-Panamericana-Poster-600x778.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1953 IV Carrera Panamericana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74d3a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a74d3a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eab53a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eab53a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485d2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"485d2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-V-Carrera_Panamericana-1954-11-23.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1954 V Carrera_Panamericana-1954-11-23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTU0LVYtQ2FycmVyYV9QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtMTk1NC0xMS0yMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-V-Carrera_Panamericana-1954-11-23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3091\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1954 V Carrera Panamericana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd23bb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd23bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d15046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d15046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1950 54 Carrera Panamericana Route Map\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTUwLTU0LUNhcnJlcmEtUGFuYW1lcmljYW5hLVJvdXRlLU1hcC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map-600x800.png 600w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-54-Carrera-Panamericana-Route-Map.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1950-54 Carrera Panamericana Route Map.  From Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (on the USA border) to El Ocotal, Chiapas (on the Guatemala border).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9780c21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9780c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045e2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045e2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1950 I Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/h2><p>The first race ran from north to south beginning in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, Chihuahua, across the international border from El Paso, Texas, and finishing in Ciudad Cuauht\u00e9moc, Chiapas (formerly known as El Ocotal) on the Guatemala\u2013Mexico border opposite from La Mesilla, Guatemala. The event comprised nine &#8220;legs&#8221; or stage. At least one leg was run each day for five consecutive days. The elevation changes were significant: from 328 feet (100 m) to 10,482 feet (3,195 m) above sea level, requiring among other modifications the rejetting of carburetors to cope with thinner air. Most of the race was run between 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and 8,000 feet (2,400 m).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fcc58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56fcc58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ee64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09ee64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2363\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The only slogan used on a plate this series, &quot;De Frontera a Frontera&quot; represents the starting line at Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua on the Mexican-USA border and the finish line at the Mexico-Guatemala border.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjk4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9JTUdfMjM2My1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-300x141.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-1024x480.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-768x360.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-1536x721.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-2048x961.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-18x8.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2363-600x281.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1950 Carrera Panamericana first issue #194 <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae6b20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ae6b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d78d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d78d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first four places were won by American cars and American drivers. The winner, Hershel McGriff, drove an Oldsmobile 88 at an average speed of 142 km\/h (88 mph). The car cost McGriff and his partners only $1,900, when the winner&#8217;s purse was 150,000 pesos (around $17,200 U.S. dollars). Though less powerful than its big Lincoln and Cadillac competitors, the car was substantially lighter. This meant that it would eventually pull away from them on the steep, winding course. The car&#8217;s light weight gave it another advantage: it was much easier to stop, meaning that McGriff finished the race on his original brake shoes when the big cars were re-shoeing every night. This was important because neither McGriff nor his co-driver were capable of even basic car maintenance. McGriff also noted that the control afforded by his manual gearbox gave him a significant advantage the last day on the gravel roads in Chiapas, when he finally passed the Cadillac leading the race. The final miles to the finish were run without oil due to bottoming out the oil pans leaving the engine smoking and rattling to the checkered flag. The best placed European car was an Alfa Romeo sedan driven by Italian driver, Felice Bonetto. The race, however, set its bloody and dangerous reputation right from the start: 4 people (3 competitors, 1 spectator) were killed during this event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f0977 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f0977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68849be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68849be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1950 Panamericana 82 Hardy Boy poster\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA2MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTUwLVBhbmFtZXJpY2FuYS04Mi1IYXJkeS1Cb3ktcG9zdGVyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1298\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-1024x831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-Panamericana-82-Hardy-Boy-poster-600x487.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Motor Trend magazine celebrated the Carerra Panamericana with this cover illustrartion.  The cover artwork features a 1950 Carrera plate with the slogan. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4673ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4673ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674af0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674af0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1950 Newsreel Footage<\/h2><p>Original grainy footage shows the first Carrera Panamericana race with stock cars winding through Mexican small towns from Chihuahua to Chiapas.\u00a0<\/p><p>Credit: YouTube Iberofon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cd9ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9cd9ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62a33b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d62a33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/BkTGi5lvRu0?si=fU3NDl7NXPBFox0B&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805f6c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"805f6c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c68da elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"33c68da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/uROWDWIdFpY?si=deGNkpdCSmm3WkSz&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18495c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18495c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a83d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"07a83d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"jig2\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-ad6a318db71011501cdafda3188a1392 jig-preset-global jig-source-wp-gallery jig-id-3241\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig2-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FPanamericana-52.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=ea9705cedf3de86896056ff893bfb091.jpg\" alt=\"1950 Panamericana #52\" width=\"359\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1950 Panamericana #52<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1950-I-Panamericana-52-Door-Open.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2F1950-I-Panamericana-52-Door-Open.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=32703a91b7b28b396f47733b7deb3195.jpg\" alt=\"1950 I Carrera Panamericana, #52\" width=\"424\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1950 I Carrera Panamericana, #52<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/la-carrera-panamericana-1950-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2Fla-carrera-panamericana-1950-1024x683.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=36351ba3ce7f64fcde23cc3f6ca8eba8.jpg\" alt=\"1950 I Carrera Panamericana Checkered Flag.\" width=\"359\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1950 I Carrera Panamericana Checkered Flag.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-33-Querertaro-1-886x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FPanamericana-33-Querertaro-1-886x1024.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=54eb97ca363971110b176f1920bff473.jpg\" alt=\"1950 I Carrera Panamericana, #33\" width=\"207\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">1950 I Carrera Panamericana, #33<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-jig-noscript=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/justified-image-grid\/jig-thumbs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fmexicoplates.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FPanamericana-9-1.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;c=74aa12af3f8ec33baa26695831790c04.jpg\" alt=\"Panamericana 9\" width=\"408\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Panamericana 9<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b0cc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15b0cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26390cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26390cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1175\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-37-600x468.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1175px) 100vw, 1175px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Panamericana 37\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3560234 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3560234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cbb736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1951 II Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea7538 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ea7538\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5360baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5360baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1951 II Panamericana 198\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Why are there quotation marks on the 1950-1953 issues?\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzA4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA3XC9JSS1QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtMTk4LnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198.png 1288w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/II-Panamericana-198-600x279.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1951 II Carrera Panamericana  #198<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f84b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7f84b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3774e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3774e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1952 III Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff667e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ff667e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e8e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7e8e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Panamericana Red 11\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Drivers of a Porsche with #11 talking on the street.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzEyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtUmVkLTExLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Red-11-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1952 III Carrera Americana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f60d1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f60d1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a7cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a7cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1953 IV Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4525ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4525ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"272390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Porsche 550 Coup\u00e9, Numero 152, Carrera Panamericana 1954, M\u00e9xico\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzEyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9Qb3JzY2hlLTU1MC1Db3VwZS1OdW1lcm8tMTUyLUNhcnJlcmEtUGFuYW1lcmljYW5hLTE5NTQtTWV4aWNvLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1935\" height=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1.jpg 1935w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Porsche-550-Coupe-Numero-152-Carrera-Panamericana-1954-Mexico-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1935px) 100vw, 1935px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1953 IV Carrera Panamericana, #152<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980c9b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"980c9b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac9ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Big smiles from the Guatemalan race team for Porsche #152 in the 1953 race.\u00a0 The car carries the pride of the Asociacion Guatemalteca de Caminos, or the Guatemalan Roads Association.\u00a0 We presume the drivers are holding the tropies and wearing their Guatemalteca 152 shirts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8ad98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b8ad98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3c12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc3c12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45234d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45234d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-154-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-154-1.jpg 736w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-154-1-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-154-1-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-154-1-600x512.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7d497 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d7d497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f97bda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f97bda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6f14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d6f14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-Porsche-151-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75587df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75587df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d0c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d0c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1952, the IV annual carrera featured a lighweight Porsche from Canada. Zado Canada, S.A. was the entrant and the team appeared to promote &#8220;Use Zapatos Mexicanos&#8221;, or Wear Mexican shoes.\u00a0 This was an important event, and a suit and tie was the outfit for the day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b2e9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7b2e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a786a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a786a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Panamericana 25\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjk4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtMjUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1465\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-25-600x439.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1465px) 100vw, 1465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Panamericana 25<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef8fb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ef8fb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69db8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69db8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1954 IV Concept Car\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Intriguing concept car. \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzExMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTU0LUlWLUNvbmNlcHQtQ2FyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1954-IV-Concept-Car-600x440.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1954 IV Carrera Panamericana, #35<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992a3f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"992a3f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f36e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75f36e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Panamericana 50\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjk5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9QYW5hbWVyaWNhbmEtNTAuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Panamericana-50-600x421.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Panamericana 50\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bdf29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1bdf29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698124c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698124c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1954 V Carrera Panamericana Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6636040 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6636040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c3292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8c3292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1955 V Panamericana 55 Race in the Street\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzExNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTU1LVYtUGFuYW1lcmljYW5hLTU1LVJhY2UtaW4tdGhlLVN0cmVldC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-55-Race-in-the-Street-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1954 V Carerra Panamericana, #55<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71ccba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b71ccba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4313a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd4313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1955 V Panamericana 56\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzExNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21leGljb3BsYXRlcy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC8xOTU1LVYtUGFuYW1lcmljYW5hLTU2LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mexicoplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1955-V-Panamericana-56-600x321.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1954 V Carerra Panamericana, #56<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37dac1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37dac1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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