Race start in Buenos Aires.
Numa-Tornado, first championship winning car.
Huayra Pronello-Ford.
Chelco-Chevrolet driven by Néstor García-Veiga, 1972.
Luis Rubén Di Palma and Berta-Tornado, winners of the last three championships.
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