The 1908 New York to Paris Race was an automobile competition consisting of drivers attempting to travel from New York to Paris. This was a considerable...

(equivalent to $98.36 million in 2020), making it the most expensive comedy film at the time. The story was inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race. It...

the loving God is left to her." Mr. Smith enclosed his letter with a check for $1000. The 1908 Race from New York to Paris travelled directly through...

Engine". The New York Times. 22 February 1908. Retrieved 27 March 2020. "Today in History: The Great New York to Paris Automobile Race Beings". Onondaga...

Mishaps of the New York–Paris Race (French: Le Raid New York–Paris en automobile) was a 1908 French silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired...

of the American built Thomas Flyer and winner of the 1908 New York to Paris Race. The "Great Race" was an international competition among teams representing...

in part to its car participating in the 1908 New York to Paris Race. Gallery of Protos vehicles The 1908 Race Siemens-Halske "Protos | Historia del automóvil...

world: the 1908 New York to Paris Race. Koeppen had never driven before. Koeppen's car, the Protos Wettfahrtwagen, was the first to arrive in Paris, beating...

model Itala. The longest automobile race in history, with Paris as the finish line, was the 1908 New York to Paris Race. Six teams from France, Italy, Germany...

Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy The Great Race (1965), a similar comedy film inspired by the 1908 New York to Paris Race directed by Blake Edwards. Airplane...

won the 1908 New York to Paris Race, the first and only around-the-world automobile race ever held. The race began in Times Square, New York, on February...

owners of a Rolls-Royce Phantom II. The Great Race (1965), comedy loosely based on the 1908 New York to Paris Race. What on Earth! (1966), short animated mockumentary...

German automobile racer and folk hero Hans Koeppen in the famous 1908 New York to Paris Race, cementing its popularity among young gentry. Koeppen was described...

pioneer car, a Thomas Flyer that had won the 1908 New York to Paris Race. It took two months for the Thomas car to establish a practical route, emphasizing...

– The first around-the-world car race, the 1908 New York to Paris Race, begins. February 18 – Japanese emigration to the United States is forbidden, under...

Great Race (classic rally), a vintage car club rally across the continental United States 1908 New York to Paris Race, an international automobile race that...

held in 2005, runs from Murmansk to Vladivostok, for a total distance of 12,500 km. The 1908 New York to Paris Race covered a distance of over 16,000 km...

to re-enact the event, including the Great Auto Race of 1908 which raced from New York, west to Paris (by sea for part of the way). During most of the...

The 1908 New York to Paris Race was the world's first circumnavigation by automobile. German, French, Italian, and American teams began in New York City...

designs. A 1908 model Motobloc was among the six entries in the 1908 New York to Paris Race. Motobloc entered the race at its start in New York but withdrew...

from Paris to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine via Versailles, and the organisers decided to award a commemorative medal to all runners who finished the race in...

24 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2015. Abbott, Karen (7 March 2012). "Paris or Bust: The Great New York-to-Paris Auto Race of 1908". Smithsonian...

emperor Genghis Khan The Great Race (1965) – epic slapstick comedy film inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)...

participant in the Gordon Bennett Cup auto races. He took part in the 1908 New York to Paris Race driving a Zust 28/45 HP and finished third. In September 1912...

of 'the world's first auto race' 1908 New York to Paris Race while the 'America 400' has illustrative elements relating to the European settlement of...

borough of New York City. Located on the westernmost end of Long Island, it is coextensive with Kings County in the U.S. state of New York. With 2,736...

2014-02-07. Specific 50 Kilometres Race Walk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-21. "New Olympic marathon race walk mixed relay for Paris 2024 revealed". www.insidethegames...

annual race to be called a Grand Prix (often, the Grand Prix), and is commonly known as "the first Grand Prix". Grand Prix motor racing 1908 New York to Paris...

closely associated with New York City is the skyscraper, which has shifted many commercial and residential districts from low-rise to high-rise. Surrounded...

Paris 2012 was an unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in Paris. The bidding race was eventually won by the London 2012 bid after...