CARS -The�Peking to Paris�motor race was an�automobile race, originally held in 1907, between�Peking�(now Beijing), then�Qing China�(now the�People's Republic of China) and�Paris,�France�(then the�Third French Republic), a distance of 14,994 kilometres (9,317�mi).The idea for the race came from a challenge published in the Paris newspaper�Le Matin�on 31 January 1907, reading: "What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Paris to Peking by automobile?"Eventually the race started from the French embassy in Peking on 10 June 1907. The winner, Prince�Scipione Borghese, arrived in Paris on 10 August 1907.[1]In 1997 there was "The Second Peking to Paris Motor Challenge", consisting of 94�vintage cars, which took a more southerly route through Tibet, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. It was won by the British pair Phil Surtees and John Bayliss, driving a 1942�Willys Jeep.Signed by Authors. First Edition. pp. 175 illusts. #311025�� Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.).

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Title

From Peking to Paris: An Account of the 1997 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge

Publisher

Jugra Publications

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

983994830X

ISBN 13

9789839948301

Binding

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

AS NEW COPY!

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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3925

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Elizabeth's Bookshops were established in 1973 and are one of Australia's largest secondhand bookdealers with 3 branches in Western Australia (Perth City, Subiaco and Fremantle) and 1 branch in Sydney (Newtown) We are General Secondhand & Discount Booksellers. We stock over 250,000 books. Our website base is at 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle, WA 6160 Australia.

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