N° 157 H. van der Meulen / M. van der Meulen on Volkswagen 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.

H. and M. van der Meulen undergo the braking and starting test in their Volkswagen Beetle, N° 157, during the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo. This trial required accelerating for 200 metres from a standstill before braking in the shortest possible distance. The early, split-window model, fitted with auxiliary driving lights, is seen on a wet, reflective pavement marked by striped cones. In the background, spectators observe from behind a hay bale barrier as timing equipment stands at the edge of the course.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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