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Episode 183: The 1908 New York to Paris Race

Dec 26, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
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2
Six Cars in New York
05:25 • 6min
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3
The American Team, the Thomas Flyer
11:05 • 4min
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4
The Thomas Flyer Team Had a Great Race, but It Was a Charade.
15:18 • 4min
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5
The Thomas Flyer Disaster
19:31 • 4min
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6
The De Dion Riht - The Only French Team Left in the Grand Prix
23:51 • 4min
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7
The First Team to Arrive in Paris?
28:18 • 4min
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8
The Thomas Flyer Race
32:04 • 3min
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The New York to Paris Race
34:40 • 5min
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The Story of the 1912 New York to Paris Race
39:21 • 2min
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In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the ridiculous story of the 1908 New York to Paris Race, which involved everything from plans to drive across the sea, blatant and outright cheating, and one team even selling their racecar en route.



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