N° 55 Johansen / Jendsen on Skoda 1101, undergoing the breaking and starting test. Cars will have to accelerate as fast as possible for 200 metres from a standing start, and then pull up in the shortest possible distance, for the cars have to keep a line between the axles. Rallye Monte Carlo 1951.

On a wet track during the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo, the Skoda 1101 of Johansen and Jendsen, bearing race number 55, undergoes the braking and starting test. Officials, two wearing kepi-style hats and another with a white armband, observe from the foreground as the car prepares to accelerate from a standing start. In the background, a crowd watches from a raised platform lined with hay bales and advertising banners for brands such as "BOUGIE AC" and "CIBIÉ," all beneath a metal gantry structure on an overcast day.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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