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INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS

Explore verified details from a world-spanning 1908 race that reshaped early automotive travel.

Image showing travel from Newyork to Paris in 1908

A DRIVING ADVENTURE COMBINING THE FUTURE WITH THE PAST!

2018 New York to Paris commemorates the 110th Anniversary of the 1908 epic, and makes history of its own. Join us as we cross the US on the original route followed by George Schuster and the legendary Thomas Flyer. To view the original 1908 New York to Paris route, click: Google Map - Great Auto Race of 1908.

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TV Film!

A major 2-hour TV documentary is being aired worldwide, going further than ever before in telling the events that marked this historic moment in automotive history. To watch a video clip about the film, click on Updates - Video Link


For the continuing film story as it unfolds, visit: "The Greatest Auto Race on Earth," a TV documentary now available on DVD from Frame 30 Productions.

Men hand-cranking the Thomas Flyer in snow.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

For the updated list of 2016 Race Celebrations, visit: Special Events.

CHRONICLES OF A LEGENDARY WINTER EXPEDITION

ROUTE MAP

1908 ROUTE

PHOTO LIBRARY

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