The German car Protos is pictured on February 12, 1908 as it prepares to take part in the Great Race of 1908. The race began in New York's Times Square and the finish line was at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with the route going via Alaska and Siberia. The Protos was assessed a 15 day penalty for having shipped the car by rail from Ogden, Utah to Seattle. Although first to cross the finish line on July 26, 1908, the car officially was ruled a second place finisher as a result of the penalty.
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