Руссо-Балт Монако Russo-Balt Monaco

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From the Casino in Monte Carlo, I headed along the Formula 1 race track to the rocky promontory, on which the Grimaldi Palace, the Oceanographic Museum, and the Exotic Gardens are located.
The history of today's famous motor racing began in 1929, but competitions have been held here before. I knew the track and Russian cars - Tsarist Russia, not Soviet ones! More than a hundred years ago, shortly before the First World War, the Russian car Russo-Balt C24 / 30 took part in the Monte Carlo rally. The sports version of the car was called "Monaco".
The drawing was borrowed from an exhibition at the Polytechnic Museum in early 1988.87 cars took part in the races, "Russo-Balt" received the "Prize of Endurance" and "Prize of Routes". In those days, there were no autobahns, even simple highways were not common. There was still no car service, no service stations, no gas stations.
The only surviving "Russo-Balt" of the budget, according to the then concepts, class can be seen in the Polytechnic Museum. "Monaco", unfortunately, exists only in the picture, but in the form of models.