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 in their Citroën Traction Avant 15 six, number 93, await the signal for the braking and starting test at the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo. A race official, his back to the camera, raises a starting pistol over the wet course. The test required maximum acceleration over 200 metres from a standing start, followed by braking in the shortest possible distance. In the foreground, another figure stands out in a dark coat and a tall, flat-topped hat, while spectators watch from behind advertising banners in the background.

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