The Intercontinental Endurance Test for Automobiles 



\^fc 'HE New York-to-Paris race, in which are competing cars of French, German, Italian, and one of American 

 i "J manufacture, mark the greatforward stride in the perfecting of motor-propelled vehicles. The illustration 

 ^^*/ shows equipped and ready to start across the Rocky Mountains the only American entry, the "THOMAS 

 FLYER," which has far outstripped its rivals in the dash across the continent from sea to sea, a feat unparalleled 

 along the line of long-distance endurance for man and machine. 



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