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Jul. 13, 1959 - The contestants in the car race from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to the Marble Arch in London departed this morning. It is held to mark the 50th anniversary of Louis Bleriot's flight over the English Channel. Lord and Lady Montagu fly in their old car Humber, a two-seater made in 1909, that they will drive all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. From there, they will go to one of Paris's airports to board a plane with their car to get to England

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13191882
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46932726
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5076px x 3544px (879KB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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