Cordoba at the festival of pure fierrejo: look at the tribute to 50 years of the Torino feat in Germany

The 84 hours of the Nürburgring They made a splash at the time and they are still doing it today. A 50 years from this feat that put the national automobile in the mouth of the world, the festivities invaded the province of Córdoba, where they manufactured and prepared the three mythical Torino 380W.

Matías Antico and Federico Wiemeyer are in the tributes and in this video they show you part of the celebration, who not only understood the presence of members of the Argentinean Mission, but also more than 400 Torinos They came from all over the country to pay tribute.

The 84 Hours were a endurance competition in one of the most challenging circuits in the world. The Argentine team, a real team of drivers and mechanics, had the technical and sport management of Juan Manuel Fangio and Oreste Berta (the last present in the celebrations).

Had run three Torino. Number 1 was in charge of the pilots Rubén Luis Di Palma, Oscar "Cacho" Fangio and Carmelo Galbato; the number 2 of Gastón Perkins, Eduardo Rodríguez Canedo and Jorge Cupeiro; and number 3 of Eduardo Copello, Oscar "Cacho" Franco and Alberto Rodríguez Larreta (Larry).

The latter was the only member of the trio finish the competition. And although he led and it was the car that completed the most laps on the German circuit, a sporting sanction relegated him to fourth place in the final standings. This did not overshadow the party: The goal was accomplished.

I lived the celebrations in Cordoba!