Kip had mentioned a few months prior to our trip that he had heard of a team in the past that had tried to race the Carrera Panamericana using only propane. The first day we arrived in Laredo, TX, sure enough there was the #426 50's era Lincoln that said "Propane Powered" in big black letters on the side. As it turns out, during day 3 of the 2007 Carrera Panamericana they had clutch problems, which prevented them from continuing the race. This year was a different story. Piloted by Tom Overbaug, owner of Ehrhart Propane in Trumansburg, NY, and co-piloted by Jim Feeney they finished 71st overall in this years Pan Am Race.
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