N° 437 Koks / Van der Werff on Vokswagen, 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 1953.

During the 1953 Rallye Monte Carlo, the team of Koks and Van der Werff undergo the braking and starting test in their Volkswagen Beetle, N° 437. Positioned on a paved track lined with striped cones, the car passes under a large wooden archway as crowds observe from behind barriers displaying "MINTEX" and "MARCHAL" banners. This test required drivers to accelerate from a standing start for 200 metres and then brake in the shortest possible distance.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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