N° 428 Krull / Vidal on Ford Taunus 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.

Competitors Krull and Vidal undertake the braking and starting test in their Ford Taunus during the 1953 Rallye Monte Carlo. Bearing the number 428, the car passes under a large latticework archway as it navigates a course defined by small cones. Crowds of spectators in overcoats and hats line the roadside to observe the event, which required drivers to accelerate from a standing start and then brake within the shortest possible distance.

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Cars, Racing, Rallye

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