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Ubb77 LT Special (Mexico) 1954

Started by mekubb, March 13, 2013, 07:34:44 PM

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mekubb

March 13, 2013, 07:34:44 PM Last Edit: August 19, 2014, 05:11:38 PM by mekubb
What's this and from when ?

gilescooperuk

#1
March 14, 2013, 06:57:32 PM
Not an original Ferrari?
www.gilescooperphotography.co.uk
Cars and er other photos

targhediferro

#2
March 14, 2013, 07:01:52 PM
Ferrari 375 MM replica?

mekubb

#3
March 14, 2013, 07:20:32 PM
Quote from: gilescooperuk on March 14, 2013, 06:57:32 PM
Not an original Ferrari?
Quote from: targhediferro on March 14, 2013, 07:01:52 PM
Ferrari 375 MM replica?
No Ferrari connection despite the real Ferrari on the right...  ;)

Hiawatha

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March 15, 2013, 01:45:02 AM
Lancia D 24 connection?

mekubb

#5
March 15, 2013, 05:09:38 AM
Quote from: Hiawatha on March 15, 2013, 01:45:02 AM
Lancia D 24 connection?
No Lancia involvement

Iluvatar

#6
March 15, 2013, 07:53:09 AM
Italian?
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mekubb

#7
March 15, 2013, 09:51:36 AM
Quote from: Iluvatar on March 15, 2013, 07:53:09 AM
Italian?
Not Italian despite its looks  ;)

nicanary

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March 15, 2013, 10:08:50 AM
I'd guess it was a replica Lancia D24 Lookalike made in the USA, powered probably by a Corvette engine. Note the Mobil Oil stickers to replicate the Carrera Panamericana entries.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

mekubb

#9
March 15, 2013, 10:22:51 AM
It's not made in the USA but with Carrera Panamericana you are on the right track though...

nicanary

#10
March 15, 2013, 10:47:00 AM
Made in Mexico?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

mekubb

#12
April 08, 2013, 03:37:02 AM
Pro time

dzima1985

#13
April 08, 2013, 03:47:55 AM Last Edit: April 08, 2013, 03:58:06 AM by dzima1985
LT Special, built by Lerdo de Tejada for race "Carrera Panamericana" in 1954.
A very famous car (according to some Mexican sites .. ???)

mekubb

#14
April 08, 2013, 08:12:00 AM
Quote from: dzima1985 on April 08, 2013, 03:47:55 AM
LT Special, built by Lerdo de Tejada for race "Carrera Panamericana" in 1954.
A very famous car (according to some Mexican sites .. ???)
LT Special from 1954 it is, a point for you. As far as I know it never raced in the original Carrera but it did participate in recent re-runs.

sixtee5cuda

#15
April 08, 2013, 08:24:31 AM
Is this actually the original LT Special, or a replica built by Mats Hammarlund Racing on a modern chassis with Chevrolet drivetrain?  The internet isn't at all clear on this point.  Was the original fiberglass?  The one being raced in the modern Carrera Panamericana has a fiberglass body, as shown in some of the crash photos.

sixtee5cuda

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April 08, 2013, 08:32:51 AM
I checked another source.  The pictured car is in fact a replica of the original.

dzima1985

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April 08, 2013, 08:39:32 AM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on April 08, 2013, 08:32:51 AM
I checked another source.  The pictured car is in fact a replica of the original.
After searching, I agree with you - replica, was built in 2007/2008:
Quote "After yet another first-place Panamericana win in 2007, two crashes and a complete overhaul and rebuild, the famous Mexican race car, the LT Special, made its comeback debut at the Jardin in San Miguel on Sunday, August 17, 2008

The LT Special—owned by Lerdo de Tejada, and built and maintained by Mats Hammarlund Racing here in San Miguel—is an exact replica of the only race car ever built in Mexico. The original car, built in the fifties and the only one of its kind in the world, is priceless and no longer races. But its clone has won La Carrera Panamericana a total of four times, including last year (2007), and the sleek red machine was given a hero's welcome at the event at the Jardín."
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