N° 93 Comte van Zuylen van Nijevelt / F. Eschauzier on Citroën Traction Avant 15 six 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.

Comte van Zuylen van Nijevelt and F. Eschauzier pilot their Citroën Traction Avant 15 six, number 93, through the braking and starting test of the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo. On the wet, cone-marked course, the car must accelerate from a standing start and then stop in the shortest possible distance. As an official observes, co-driver F. Eschauzier leans from the passenger window, looking back. The vehicle is fitted with a roof rack and extra lights, while spectators watch from behind advertising banners for brands such as Mobil and CIBIE.

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