The 1907 American La France “Funkenblitz” in the Technik Museum Sinsheim has a 9.5 l engine good for 95 HP and a top speed of 145 km/h. It participated in the 1997 Beijing to Paris veteran rally. The car was fine but missed some of the race after the drivers had to abandon crossing the Himalayas due to frostbite.
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