The Michelin tire defeated the railroad. Heath on a Panhard wins 30 minutes, 600 kilometers, ahead of the fastest train in the world
Ernest Montaut illustrates this wonderful motor racing poster.
The Michelin company dazzles the world with this legendary contest from Edinburgh to London, between a 120hp Panhard, the fasting car of the day race, against the Flying Scotsman, the fastest train on the railway tracks.
Racing driver George Heath propels the powerful Michelin tire fitted on a Panhard and leads the express by 30mn.
It was the first Vanderbilt Cup event at the Ardennes circuit
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