The Great 1908 New York-to-Paris Automobile Race

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The Great 1908 Paris-to-New York Automobile Race July 30, 1908, an American automobile Thomas Flyer crossed the finish line traversed three continents 169 days. One hundred years later recreate Great Race

Courtesy of the National Automobile Museum / The Harrah Collection

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When the Flyer reached the Pacific Ocean, it was shipped to Alaska, but going there proved impossible, and the car and its team were bound back to Seattle and put on a boat to Japan.

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The Great 1908 New York-to-Paris Automobile Race

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