Established as a car company in 1887, Panhard et Levassor (later Panhard-Levassor), was one of the most successful motor car companies before the outbreak of the First World War. This 1903 built S4M racer sports a 13500cc engine, and in the Edwardian Race at the 2011 VSCC Mallory Park race meeting was the oldest competitor, with the secon largest cubic capacity engine (the largest had an engine from a Zeppelin!)
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Panhard-Levassor S4M, 1903
Established as a car company in 1887, Panhard et Levassor (later Panhard-Levassor), was one of the most successful motor car companies before the outbreak of the First World War. This 1903 built S4M racer sports a 13500cc engine, and in the Edwardian Race at the 2011 VSCC Mallory Park race meeting was the oldest competitor, with the secon largest cubic capacity engine (the largest had an engine from a Zeppelin!)
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