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I have read where the winner of the Light Stock car class of the 1953 Mexican Road race was a 1953 Chevrolet PowerGlide Two-Ten sedan, driven by a man named C.D. Evans, who was then 60 years old. Does anyone know any more about this, or have a picture of Mr. Evans and his winning car?
Owner of a 67,000 mile original 1953 Bel Air.
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Your information is correct. The first race was in 1950 and was won by an Olds "88". There were four Chevrolets entered, 3 1950's and a 1948. They all finished mid-pack. Chevrolet was the only make to have all the starting cars finish.
In 1953 and 1954 they made a small car class. In 1953 it was for cars under 115 horse power. The 1953 PG Chevrolet (115 HP)won the 2000 mile race. There was one or two other such cars in the top ten. Competition was mostly Ford "6" and V-8 with overdrive. Evans averaged close to 100 MPH on the long flat desert legs of the race. He said the Ford "6" could almost match his top speed. He did not win every leg of the race but averaged the best times with all combined.
I have the 1953 issue of Motor Trend that at the most coverage but can not find that issue. Found every one but.
In 1954 the light car class had the HP bumped up to 130 HP and the new overhead valve Ford with 130 HP and OD won but the Chevrolets were not far behind. (1954 Chev had 115 HP for the stick and 125 HP for the PG.)
I have a picture of the car from a battery ad that appeared in Motor Trend. They ran Life-Time batteries and they were a sponser.
Gene Schneider
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