the 1907 Spyker that competed in the Peking to Paris great race

Found on http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1352

 the Italia that won the race is here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/08/winner-of-1907-paris-to-peking.html

The challenge to drive from Peking, China (modern day Beijing) to Paris, France in 1907, using totally untested automobiles, was taken up by five men:
- Prince Scipione Borghese, accompanied by his mechanic Ettore Guizzardi. They were further accompanied by Italian journalist Luigi Barzini, Sr.
- Charles Goddard, accompanied by journalist Jean du Taillis.
- Auguste Pons and Octave Foucault, his mechanic.
- Georges Cormier.
- Victor Collignon.

On the 30th of August, twenty days later, the Spyker, followed by the two De Dions, arrived in Paris. Charles Goddard wasn’t behind the wheel of the Spyker; due to money-troubles, he wasn’t able to finish the race! But his car won second place and that was probably good enoughfound on http://scheong.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/peking-to-paris-the-original-amazing-race/

Spyker chega ao Brasil

O C8 Laviolette e Spyder, produzido pela holandesa Spyker chegam ao Brasil trazidos pela importadora Platinuss, de São Paulo.

O cupê Spyker C8 Laviolette SWB e o conversível Spyker C8 Spyder SWB são produzidos artesanalmente e vão custar mais de R$ 1 milhão.

Eles têm motor Audi 4.2 V8 em alumínio com 400 cv que os levam de 0 a 100 km/h em 4,5 segundos, chegando a velocidade máxima de 300 km/h.

Eles foram desenvolvidos inspirados na aviação e possuem medidores analógicos, chave de ignição remota e botão de arranque manual.

A empresa vai importar ainda, no primeiro trimestre de 2010, o C8 Aileron, lançado no início deste ano durante o Salão do Automóvel de Genebra, na Suíça.