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12/02/2025 9:18 pm
I opted for two of the 1954 Carrera Panamerica cars (aka, Mexican Road Race, until Trump changes that historical name).
The Ray Crawford #149 car was 9th overall and first in class, LE of 50. The white car is available as #103 and 109. I opted for 103 since it was just behind Crawford's car. The #109 car was driven by Bill Vukovich, perhaps favored because he won Indy in 1953 and 1954. But 109 was a DNF. The white car is an LE of 40, or is it 80? I'll have to ask Tom Dirnberger about that next month.
12/02/2025 10:25 pm
Both of those look like exceptional models. I haven't featured them because I didn't buy these two. I have seriously considered the red one mainly because I've seen the 1:1 a few years ago at the Gilmore Museum. I was then and still am intrigued by the Road Race cars and having spent some time with the red one, even more so. I was told some of its history in a few stories from Charlie Berry who was instrumental in bringing the car to the Museum in 2016. Now with reliving those moments, maybe I need to reach out to Tom about acquiring the red one, thanks Harv, LOL!
Just for a little fun, here's some pics of the 1:1 that I saw at the Gilmore, on loan from the National Automobile Museum in Nevada.
Here's a photo with Charlie and his wife Jo-Anne along with a '53 Lincoln Cosmopolitan.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
12/02/2025 10:40 pm
Harv, John, thanks for pictures and info about real cars.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
13/02/2025 6:40 am
13/02/2025 7:09 am
Yep! Those are awesome replicas!
13/02/2025 8:39 am
@ed-davis +1. I don't collect race cars but enjoyed the story. The models look terrific.
13/02/2025 8:32 pm
Nice models with an interesting history and great to see the full sized version. Thank you Harv and John.