Between 1952 and 1954, Ford’s luxury nameplate LINCOLN DOMINATES CARRERA PANAMERICANA! It was the 160-horsepower, 317-cubic-inch Lincoln V-8 that gave Ford its first OHV engine bragging rights. Lincolns prepared by Bill Stroppe & Associates, Signal Hill, CA, were winners of the grueling road race across Mexico, the Carrera Panamericana.  First run in 1950, the race crowned a single winner. It was then expanded in 1952 to include multiple classes: Sports Cars and Stock Cars, with large- and ...