Baker Erwin George (w3196)
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- Description: Erwin George “Cannonball” Baker was a motorcyclist, car racer, and organizer famed for setting over 140 point‑to‑point records. His most celebrated run occurred in 1933 when he drove from New York City to Los Angeles in 53.5 hours (approx. 2,276 km /1,414 miles) in a Graham‑Paige Model 57 Blue Streak 8—a record that stood for nearly 30 years until 1964. In 1941, he completed a trouble‑free 6,517 miles (10,488 km) run in a Crosley Covered Wagon, to demonstrate its fuel economy and reliability. These drives inspired the later Cannonball Baker Sea‑to‑Shining‑Sea Memorial Trophy Dash - better known as the “Cannonball Run” - which itself inspired multiple films and a TV series
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Cannonball Baker
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1882-1960
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Baker
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3732687
