Tour of Germany 1924, 3,100 Kilometers, the World’s Greatest Vehicle Endurance Test

‘Deutschlandfahrt 1924, 3100 Kilometer, größte Materialprüfungsfahrt der Welt’, GER 1924, directed by Julius Pinschewer, 12 min, no sound, rating: no age restriction 

The “world’s greatest vehicle endurance test” swept through Germany in the form of a motorcycle race. It follows a group of motorcyclists through snow and mud, along wide-open spaces and down narrow streets full of curious onlookers. Naturally, breakdowns and accidents inevitably occur too. 

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