Sale 2529 - Vintage Posters, February 13, 2020

DESIGNER UNKNOWN 188 c “CARRERA PANAMERICANA” MEXICO. 1950. 31 1 / 4 x23 1 / 2 inches, 79 1 / 2 x59 3 / 4 cm. Anunciada Comercia Mexicana, Mexico. Condition B / B+: tears and water stains in lower right corner, into image; creases and minor abrasions in margins and image; reinforcement stickers on verso. Paper. This was the First Carrera Panamericana in 1950, and the most important of any car race in Mexico. The race was created to encourage tourism and investments in Mexico and it took its name from the recently-inaugurated Panamerican Highway. The first champions were the United States’ team composed of Herschel McGriff and Ray Elliott, in an Oldsmobile 88. This was the first outstanding victory of McGriff, who later became a profes­ sional racecar driver in the United States. [800/1,200] 186 187 188