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1908 New York to Paris Automobile Race

1908 New York to Paris Automobile Race
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An automobile race around the world from Times Square in New York City to Paris, France.  A book about the race, co-written by winning driver George Schuster, titled The Longest Auto Race, was published in 1966.  The race was won by a Thomas Model 35 called the Thomas Flyer.

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Bibliography

Title & Subtitle	Details
Race of the Century The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race	Year & Type: 2005 Nonfiction Author: Julie M. Fenster Publisher: Crown Publishers Dimensions: 6.375" x 9.5" hardcover w/jacket Content: 387 pages w/black & white photos ISBN: 0-609-61096-1 Subject: Pre-WWII Racing Topic: 1908 New York to Paris Automobile Race Availability: Reference Desk

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Images

	Ordeal by Auto Speed Smith, Spring 1952 View Speed Smith: Issue 13 - 535KB
	Ordeal by Auto Speed Smith, Spring 1952 View Speed Smith: Issue 13 - 674KB
	Ordeal by Auto Speed Smith, Spring 1952 View Speed Smith: Issue 13 - 670KB
	Ordeal by Auto Speed Smith, Spring 1952 View Speed Smith: Issue 13 - 582KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 347KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 359KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 349KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 371KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 362KB
	New York to Paris on Wheels Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #2, September 1952 View Hot Rod and Speedway Comics: Issue 2 - 363KB

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
20 March 1908	Fascination of Auto Race Bulletins.	The New York Times
2 May 1908	THE MOTORCARS IN JAPAN. Two of the motorcars in the New York to Paris race, the Italian Zust and the French De Dion, were reported yesterday at Tokio, wither they had proceeded from Yokohama.	News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: 1908 New York to Paris Automobile Race
July 30, 1908	The Longest Auto Race	Kirkus News Service
January 1966	The Longest Auto Race	The John Day Company
17 August 2006	'Great Race' Re-creates 1908 Competition	Mike O'Sullivan

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Model Kits & Die Cast Cars

Type	Brand	Item Number	Series	Name	Scale	Notes
Model Kit	AMT	T232		Thomas Flyer	1:25	Thomas Model 35

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