

The Argentine Automobile Club ( es, Automóvil Club Argentino, ACA) is Argentina's largest automobile association.
It was founded on June 11, 1904, by Dalmiro Varela Castex, who in 1892 had imported the country's first registered automobile, a
Daimler, and in 1894 its second (a
De Dion-Bouton
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1953. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton, and Bouton's brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux.
Steam cars
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). The ACA oversaw the first recorded Argentine
auto racing
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event, in 1906, and became a member of the
International Automotive Federation in 1926. It began to develop of national network of service stations following a 1936 agreement with the state oil concern,
YPF. Offering its membership
cartographic
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, roadside assistance, insurance and other services, the ACA was inducted into the
International Tourism Alliance in 1952.
Its national headquarters, designed in the
Rationalist style by local architect Antonio U. Vilar and collaborators
Alejandro Bustillo
Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who left his mark in various tourist destinations in Argentina, especially in the Andean region of the Patagonia.
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, son ...
, was completed in 1942 on
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...
'
Avenida del Libertador. The building and its automobile museum are
Palermo
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neighborhood landmarks.
In 1954, the club sponsored the Mil Kilometros de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, inviting cars from the
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional ...
, including one driven by
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified duri ...
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Rally Argentina
The Rally Argentina ( es, Rally de Argentina) is an Argentine rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championshi ...
Categories in which the Club participated
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Formula One
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(Scuderia Achille Varzi)
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Formula Two
Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name r ...
(Automóvil Club Argentino)
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FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...
(Escudería ACA Argentina)
Results
Scuderia Achille Varzi
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key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap; † indicates shared drive.)
References
fapyd.unr.edu.ar
External links
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Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primaril ...
Automobile associations
Organizations established in 1904
Formula One entrants
Formula Two entrants
FIA GT Championship teams
National sporting authorities of the FIA
Organisations based in Argentina
Emergency road services