LINCOLN DOMINATES CARRERA PANAMERICANA!

Posted on May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 by MartynL

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 ...

‘49 OLDS ROCKET 88: GM’s FIRST MUSCLECAR!

Posted on July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 by MartynL

General Motors started the industry’s OHV revolution in 1949 with Cadillac and Oldsmobile. Racers loved the ‘49 OLDS ROCKET 88: GM’s FIRST MUSCLECAR! Decades before 1964 when Pontiac created the GTO by putting a big motor in a Tempest, and even before 1949 when Cadillac and Oldsmobile introduced powerful overhead valve (OHV) V-8 engines, carmakers had been keenly aware of the public’s need for speed and responded accordingly. Low-volume, high-performance cars debuted shortly after the turn of t...