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1900 Panhard et Levassor M4E

Before the advent of closed course racing, the early "horseless carriages" competed in round-trip races between cities. The first such race took place in France in 1895 over the dusty, rutted public roads between Paris and Bordeaux. Even though automobiles at that time were far from reliable, this historic race covered a distance of 732 miles, including the return trip to Paris, and the cars were expected to run nonstop both day and night.

Sponsored by one of France's largest daily newspapers Le Petit Journal, the race attracted 97 applicants and 46 valid entrants. Yet only 23 were able to gather at l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris for the procession to the starting line in Versailles. A number of these either broke down before the start or shortly thereafter, leaving only 20 oddly assorted vehicles in the competition. Among them were two Roger-Benzes, two Serpolets, three Peugots, four Panhard-Levassors, two De Dion-Bouton steam carriages, the Michelin brothers prototype car with pneumatic ties, a Jentand "electric" and Amand Bollee's massive steam omnibus La Nouvelle dating from 1880.

Early in the race, the steam-powered vehicles charged into the lead. But close on their heels was number five, a Panhard-Levassor driven by Emile Levassor himself. This advanced little two-seater (which could not officially win the race since the rules required four seats) was powered by a newly designed two-cylinder engine called the Phoenix. Although the "racing" version generated only 4.2 horsepower, this remarkable engine broke down only once and powered the Panhard-Levassor to an average speed  of 15 mph.

By the time Levassor reached Etampes, the first official checkpoint, he was in the lead. At Tours, about halfway to Bordeaux, he was an hour and a half out in front. Driving straight through the night, he arrived at Ruffec so far ahead of schedule that his relief crew had not yet arrived, and he was forced to continue to Bordeaux. He had been driving for more than 22 hours when he arrived there,  but he never left his seat during a four-minute pause for refueling. On his return through Ruffac, he was greeted by his waiting relief crew, but Levassor, determined to complete the race without assistance, waved them off. At Poitiers, when the ignition timing mechanism became jammed with dust, Levassor and his passenger made their only stop for repairs. Within 20 minutes they were on their way to Paris, where they finished almost five hours ahead of the second-place car.

Although Levassor, who was 52 years of age at the time, had been driving practically without a break for 48 hours and 48 minutes, he seemed none the worse for the wear. Later he made his winning Panhard-Levassor the basis for an improved production car that helped make his firm a leader in the early years of motoring.
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