In 1907, the newspaper Le Matin proposed the world’s first epic car race across two continents, from Peking to Paris. Five cars accepted the 8,000-mile challenge. Show more

The 1907 Peking to Paris car race enters a gruelling leg between Omsk and Tomsk. Just seven years earlier, the horse was the main transport. Show more

The Peking to Paris 1907 car race crosses China and the Gobi desert as journalists compete to file copy via the new tangled technology - the telegraph. Show more

43 days after the start of the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the Italian team can see the Volga. Only 48 years earlier, Edwin Drake had established the first modern oil well. Show more

In the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the frontrunner Itala is 30 miles from Paris. But will they be the first to cross the line? Show more