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.

During the 1951 Rallye Monte Carlo, Comte van Zuylen van Nijevelt and F. Eschauzier undertake the braking and starting test. Their mud-caked Citroën Traction Avant 15 six, complete with a loaded roof rack and extra headlights, navigates the wet, cone-marked course as one of the men leans out of the window. The test required accelerating 200 metres from a standing start before stopping in the shortest possible distance. In the foreground, officials observe, while spectators stand behind barriers adorned with vintage advertisements for Mobile and CIBIE.

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