Description:This car mirrors the one in the Tony Curtis movie, “The Great Race” from 1965 which told the story of the car’s trip around the world called, The Great Auto Race of 1908 – New York to Paris. The Germans arrived in Paris on July 26, 1908. The American Flyer arrived at the edge of the city on July 30, and initially was not allowed into Paris by police because it had a broken headlamp. A passerby offered the team a bicycle light. With no tools to remove the light, they simply strapped the bike on the Thomas Flyer so they could enter Paris and finish the race. It was later discovered the German Protos took some shortcuts on its path and was penalized, so the American team that actually arrived second was declared the official winner of the epic race. The current owner persuaded Harrah’s Museum in Sparks, Nevada to let loose of this exquisite automobile. It originally had a Roadster body style and was replaced by a Flyer body. The head lamps were changed to the coveted solar eclipse style to add additional character to the car. It has been recently refurbished and just returned to the owner in March of 2017 and is in excellent running condition.